It's a saga

Quote of today

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..."
The opening of every Star Wars movie

Today...

year 1997 was the premiere of the exhibition Star Wars: The Magic of the Myth

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth was a traveling exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institute. Between October 29, 1997 and January 1999, the exhibition joined American aerospace history in the halls of the National Air and Space Museum. After that the Star Wars: The Magic of the Myth at the Smithsonian exhibit traveled the United States and Australia from September 1999 until January 2003.

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth

A Y-Wing pilot

Quote of today

"They've coming in! Three marks at two ten."

Gold Leader discover expected enemy fighters
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Angus MacInnes at his 62nd birthday (born 1947)

Angus MacInnes was born in Ontario, Canada and played Gold Leader in A New Hope.

The Gold Leader during the battle of Yavin is Jon "Dutch" Vander. He is a senior pilot of the Rebel Alliance. Gold Leader is killed by Darth Vader and his wingmen above the Death Star.

Today year 2004 was the release of the MMORPG Galaxies: Jump to lightspeed.This was the first expansion and it added space-based content to the basic, "ground-based" game. 

Two bad guys from the Clone Wars

Quote of today

"Master Kenobi, always chasing after Skywalker. How predictable."

Asajj Ventress greets Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Clone Wars

Today we celebrate...
Kevin Michael Richardson at his 45th birthday (born 1964)
Nika Futterman at her 40th birthday (born 1969)

Kevin Michael Richardson was born in New York, USA and did the voice of Jabba the Hutt in The Clone Wars. He is a classically trained actor and a voice artist mostly recognizable for his deep voice. Years before The Clone Wars he did the voice of Jolee Bindo in the vidoegame Knight of the Old Republic. But this is just a small part of what Kevin Michael Richardson has done, read a lot more about him at his own wedsite.

Nika Futterman was born in New York, USA and did the voice of Asajj Ventress in The Clone Wars movie and the The Clone Wars TV-series. She had to audition several times for the part to voicing Ventress. Read more about her other work at her own website.
 

Jabba the Hutt is the preeminent kingpin of crime in the Outer Rim Territories.

Asajj Ventress is Count Dooku's most-trusted assassin during the Clone Wars. She is not officially a Sith apprentice but well-trained in the arts of lightsaber dueling and Force manipulation.

If you in to drawing and want some help with drawing Asajj Ventress here is two different "how to": Drawing Asajj Ventress and Drawing Asajj Ventress from The Clone Wars.

A Jedi feeling blue

Quote of today 

"What about the other Jedi spread across the galaxy?"

The fresh Darth Vader ask his Master of the future plans.
Revenge of the Sith

Today we celebrate...
Amy Allen at her 33rd birthday (born 1976)

Amy Allen was born in California, USA and played Aayla Secura in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. She also was part of visual effects production and technical support at Industrial Light & Magic on Attack of the Clones. Amy Allen have a couple of cameo apparence in Attack of the Clones as Outlander patron Mya Nalle, Yma Nalle and Lela Nalle Mayn. For the DVD version of The Phantom Menace she played a role as a Twi'lek senatorial aide, replacing the Human aides of Senator Orn Free Taa.
How Amy Allen became all these characters you can read here at starwars.com


Aayla Secura is a blue-skinned Twilek Jedi, embodied Jedi strength and Twilek femininity in an eye-catching combination of beauty and power. She is killed by clone troopers as part of the purge of Jedi.

Mya Nalle, Yma Nalle and Lela Nalle Mayn is the Nalle triplets -- a trio of attractive human females used as spies by local corrupt Coruscant politician, Acros-Krik.

The princess

Quote of today

"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

Princess Leia begging for help in desperate times.
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Carrie Fisher at her 53rd birthday (born 1956)

Carrie Frances Fisher was born in Bevery Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA and played Leia in the Original Trilogy. She is the daughter of the actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher. Carrie Fisher grew up wanting to follow in the footsteps of her famous parents. If you want to know more about Carrie Fisher go to her own website or read her at twitter, and here is an interview.

Leia is the Princess of Alderaan engaged in the Rebell Alliance.

Two mollusks, a squid and a calamar

Quote of today

"We'll last longer than we will against that Death Star...and we might just take a few of them with us."

Lando explains his bold manouver.
Return of the Jedi

Today we celebrate...
Gerald Home at his 59th birthday (born 1950)

Gerald Home was born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and played Tessek-Squid Head and a Mon Calamari Officer in Return of the Jedi. You can read more about Gerald Home at his official website.

The planet Mon Calamari is the home for two species, the Mon Calamaris that gives the planet its name, and the Quarren.

The Mon Calamari is humanoids with salmon-colored skin, webbed hands and large eyes. They are a key species of the Rebellion, supplying warships to the Alliance fleet.

The Quarren, sometimes rudely called "Squid Heads", is an alien species characterized by the four tentacles protrude from their jaws. Tessek is a Quarren seen in Jabba's Palace.

An assassin and a bodyguard

Quote of today

"It was just a job."

Zam Wesell will not willingly give away the name of her boss.
Attack of the Clones

Today we celebrate...
Dominic West at his 40th birthday (born 1969)
Leeanna Walsman at her 29th birthday (born 1980)

Dominic West was born in England, United Kingdom and played a Naboo Palace Guard in The Phantom Menace.

Leeanna Walsman was born in Sydney, Australia and played Zam Wesell in Attack of the Clones. Most sources have today's date as her birthday but IMDb and Wikipedia sets her birthday to 22 November 1979. Read about her pick-up shots in this interview at starwars.com


The Palace Guard served as bodyguards for the ruling Monarch of Naboo and is stationed in and around the Theed Royal Palace.

Zam Wezell is a Clawdite with the ability to change facies. She is an assassin and a bounty hunter that often choose to appear as a beautiful human female.

Look-a-like Governor

Quote of today

"Enough of this! Vader, release him!"

Grand Moff Tarkin commands a Dark Lord of the Sith
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Wayne Pygram at his 50th birthday (born 1959)
Justin Dix at his 41st birthday (born 1968)

Wayne Pygram was born in Cootamundra, Australia and played Governor Tarkin in Revenge of the Sith.
He got this part because of his resemblance to Peter Cushing, who portrayed Tarkin in A New Hope 28 years earlier.

Justin Dix was born in Victoria, Australia and was a droid unit technicians for Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. He also made a small cameo appearance in Attack of the Clones as a Outlander Club patron.

Governor Tarkin is the Imperial governor of the Outland Regions.

Dixon Just is a human in the Outlander Club seen near entrance.

Senator only in a deleted scene

Quote of today

"On the behalf of the "delegation of two thousand," I thank you, Chancellor."


Padmé thanks Chancellor Palpatine for listen to their reservations.
Revenge of the Sith

Today we celebrate
Ling Bai at her 43rd birthday (born 1966)

Ling Bai was born in Chendu, China and played Senator Bana Breemu in deleted scenes in Revenge of the Sith. Read more about her at her own website.


Bana Breemu is one of the senates wanting to present the Petition of 2,000 to Chancellor Palpatine.
She can only be seen in the deleted scene of the meeting in Padmé's apartment.

A Blessed and a bounty hunter

Quote of today

"He's no good to me dead."

Boba Fett is afraid the torture of Han Solo will kill him.
The Empire Strikes Back

Today we celebrate...
Brian Blessed at his 72nd birthday (born 1937)
Jason Wingreen at his 90th birthday (born 1919)

Brian Blessed was born in England, United Kingdom and played Boss Nass in The Phantom Menace.

Jason Wingreen was born in New York, USA and did the voice of Boba Fett in the original version and the 1997 theatrical versions of The Empire Strikes Back. His voice was replaced by the voice of Temuera Morrison in the 2004 DVD version of The Empire Strikes Back. Temuera Morrison portrayed Jango Fett, the father of Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones.

Boss Nass is the leader of the Gungans of Otoh Gunga on planet Naboo.

Boba Fett is a bounty hunter recruited to hunt down the Millenium Falcon. His is an unaltered clone of his father Jango Fett. Are you a fan of Boba Fett you might have visit the Boba Fett Fan Club website.

A native stuntman

Quote of today

"Oh! All this excitement has overrun the circuits of my counterpart here. If you don't mind, I'd like to take him down to maintenance."

C-3PO is his bluffing his way past the guard
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Lightning Bear at his 62nd birthday (born 1947)

Lightning Bear was born in Texas, USA and was a stuntman in the Original Trilogy. He also played stormtroopers and biker scouts in the same trilogy. Pictures of which stormtrooper and scouter bike he played and a lot of more about Lightning Bear can you find on his website.

Stormtroopers are the military soldiers loyal to the Emperor.
 

Biker scouts are stormtroopers designated as scouts. Scouts often work in conjunction with light reconnaissance vehicles, such as Imperial speeder bikes. For this reason, they are often referred to as biker scouts.

Designer Nilo Rodis-Jamero likened the scout troopers to kamikaze pilots who need only to see what's directly in front of them. This was part of the inspiration for the viewplate shroud on their helmets, which resemble the blinders worn by racehorses.

Already in 1973 George Lucas briefly mentions the Star Wars in an printed interview in The New York Times today's date.

Two of a kind

Quote of today

"If into the security recordings you go, only pain will you find."

Yoda wants to protect Obi-Wan from the truth
Revenge of the Sith

Today we celebrate...
Greg Proops at his 50th birthday (born 1959)
Eric Wong at his 33rd birthday (born 1976)
Mousy McCallum at her 22nd birthday (born 1987)

Greg(ory Everett) Proops was born in Arizona, USA and did the voice of Beed in The Phantom Menace. He is a comedian and in his blog you can read what he is up to.

Eric Wong was born in California, USA. He was an animator for Attack of the Clones and creature technical director for Revenge of the Sith. Eric Wong also had a small role as a Temple Jedi in Attack of the Clones.

Mousy McCallum was born in England, United Kingdom as Olivia McCallum and played Bene in Revenge of the Sith. She is the daughter of Rick McCallum the producer of the Special Edition and the Prequel Trilogy.

Beed is the green-hued head of the two-headed alien announcer of the Boonta Eve Podrace. Beed provided commentary in Huttese while his counterpart commentary in Basic.

Bene is a 15-year old Jedi Padawan. She is killed by Darth Vader during the masacre at the Jedi Temple.

Sour-faced bartender

Quote of today

"No blasters! No blasters!"

The Bartender in Mos Eisley Cantina panic when he sees a laser pistol.
A New Hope

Today we remember...
Ted Burnett who died today year 2001

Ted Burnett was born in England, United Kingdom, 8th November 1926. He played Wuher in A New Hope.

Wuher is the sour bartender in Mos Eisley Cantina.