He Plays Music for You
While surfing on the internet, I came across an image of a colorful bird playing an accordion with a smile on his great big beak. The picture made me smile. Who was he? Did he have a story? I found out he’s a character from a videogame, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, […]
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook, International Libraries
To make the Star Wars Historical Sourcebook as comprehensive as possible, I contacted international libraries for their materials, either by personal visits, or by enlisting local researchers, or by inquiries via email. I wish to acknowledge help from the following international libraries. Individual librarians are named in the Sourcebook itself: Austria Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien, Austria […]
Skywalking Through Neverland, Online Now!
Now online! Richard and Sarah Woloski interview me on the Skywalking Through Neverland podcast, Episode #220! Click here.
Skywalking Through Neverland, A Preview
Last week I was interviewed by Richard and Sarah Woloski for Episode 220 of their podcast, Skywalking Through Neverland. They are a delightful couple who are really knowledgeable, and enthusiastic, about Star Wars and Disneyana. Tune in tomorrow, August 6, to learn about the making of The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook, some behind-the-scenes Star Wars […]
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook: First Major Review!
First major review! Dennis Pellegrom has reviewed The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook at his website, starwarsawakens.nl, here. It is written in Dutch, so those not versed in Dutch may have to use Google’s translator or other means of translation. Full disclosure: Dennis graciously allowed quotations from his interviews with Anthony Forrest, Paul Huston and Paul […]
Mark Hamill on The Tonight Show, 1977
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook includes links to online videos at YouTube and Vimeo, so fans can see for themselves a visual source of information. Here’s a clip of Mark Hamill guesting on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on November 29, 1977, sharing a story in which Sir Alec Guinness plays a prank on […]
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook: Sample Pages
Greetings, Star Wars fans! If you’re curious about the content of The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook, here are some sample pages from the year 1976. From these you can see the format of the book. Citations are arranged in chronological order. Quotes are provided from the cast and crew during production. Other citations come from […]
Available Now! The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook!
Hello, friends! At long last, after 41 years of meticulous research, The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook is now available to the public, through Amazon.com. Volume One covers the years 1971 to 1976. Producer Gary Kurtz wrote the Foreword. He says, “This historical sourcebook is an extraordinarily complete work, annotating almost everything that has been written […]
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook: Questions!
How big a Star Wars fan are you? Do you know the answers to the following questions: Who was the first Star Trek actor involved with Star Wars? Were Luke and Leia originally twins, according to George Lucas? How old were Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher at the time of casting? What were the Whills? […]
Star Wars Progress Report: Almost There!
At last, Volume One of The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook now has a publication date: July 17, 2018! It will be available through Amazon.com. I’ve established a special Facebook page about it, here. If people have questions about the project, I’ll try to answer them there. The Sourcebook has also been announced on Facebook at […]
