Two war heros

Quote of today

"If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into tiny pieces and then blast us into oblivion."

Obi-Wan Kenobi explain what will happen if ”a thousand terrible things” find them.
The Phantom Menace

Today we celebrate...
Tony Cox at his 52nd birthday (born 1958)
Ewan McGregor at his 39th birthday (born 1971)

Tony Cox was born in Uniontown, Alabama, USA. He played an ewok in Return of the Jedi. He has made a lot of movies but I did recognize him as Shonte Jackson in Me, Myself & Irene.

Ewan Gordon McGregor was born in Perthshire, Scotland, UK. He is a big fan of Star Wars and played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Prequel Trilogy.

Read about what he felt to precede In the Footstep of Obi-Wan Kenobi and about Trading Lightsaber Blows with Obi-Wan Kenobi. More about Ewan McGregor and his other work will you find at the fansite ewanmcgregor.net.

The ewok Tony Cox played was later named Willy in the Battle for Endor, and Widdle in the Ewok Adventure. Willy has white (or very light) fur on the cheeks and according to EU he is the brother of Wicket W. Warrick.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is the Jedi we can watch mature from a fresh-faced Padawan learner to a seasoned General in the Clone Wars.

In early fiction spun-off from Return of the Jedi it was stated that Owen Lars was the brother of Obi-Wan Kenobi. In Attack of the Clones it conclusively establishes that these two characters have no blood relation at all.


Today…
year 1981 won The Empire Strikes Back an Oscar for Best Sound.