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| Peter Mayhew with a Chewbacca mask (presumably a prototype from Don Post Studios?), the actor attending a special meet and greet competition for young fans in Toronto - December 1977. Image: Toronto Sun newspaper. |
'In some respects, it's nice that you can hide behind a character and just be yourself and the character comes through. I more or less think like a Wookiee, almost. But there is such a lot of feeling that can go in and can be expressed, that it's just a nice character to do.'
Peter Mayhew- TV publicity interview during 1979 filming of The Empire Strikes Back.
The world says a sad goodbye to the 'Gentle Giant' and loyal ambassador of the Star Wars Saga- Peter Mayhew, who passed away yesterday.
Official tribute: https://www.starwars.com/news/peter-mayhew
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| Art by Paul Shipper. |
Other tributes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-mayhew-dead-dies-chewbacca-star-wars-1203203816/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/02/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-dies-aged-74
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6987069/Peter-Mayhew-portrayed-Chewbacca-original-Star-Wars-trilogy-passes-away-age-74.html
https://ew.com/movies/2019/05/02/peter-mayhew-dead-star-wars-chewbacca-actor-dies-74/
https://www.cnet.com/news/peter-mayhew-remembered-star-wars-gentle-giant-wookiee-chewbacca-star-wars/
A special 1977 Canadian publicity meet and greet:
https://jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/tag/peter-mayhew/
Starlog 10th Anniversary Convention interview (1987):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=khYW3L70USY
Unpublished 2005 interview:
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/peter-mayhew-lost-interview-chewbacca-star-wars-830668/
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