Editing Vulcan (Star Trek) (section)

==Development==
{{Main|Development of Spock}}
[[Image:Leonard Nimoy (5773917995).jpg|right|thumb|Nimoy demonstrating the [[Priestly Blessing|Blessing gesture]] he said was the inspiration for the Vulcan salute]]
The Vulcan Mister Spock first appeared in the original 1965 ''Star Trek'' pilot, "[[The Cage (Star Trek: The Original Series)|The Cage]]", shown to studio executives. Show creator [[Gene Roddenberry]] revealed in 1964 that he wanted an alien as part of the ship's crew, but knew that budget restraints would limit make-up choices. He chose actor [[Leonard Nimoy]] because of his "high Slavic cheekbones and interesting face" and "with those cheekbones some sort of pointed ear might go well." Nimoy later commented that Roddenberry felt the presence of an alien would "establish that we were in the 23rd century and that interplanetary travel was an established fact."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/oral-history-star-trek-180958779/ |title=An Oral History of "Star Trek" |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2016 |publisher=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian Magazine]] |access-date=August 4, 2021 }}</ref>