Star Wars Cast

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

(L to R) Harrison Ford (Han Solo), David Prowse (Darth Vader but was gonna actually play Chewbacca), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and last but least "tall" the wonderful Kenny Baker (R2-D2) one of my favourite characters!

Sir Alec Guinness (Obi Wan Kenobi)
Frank "Oz" Oznowicz (Yoda Puppeteer)
and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) are really missed in this picture!

 

[geoffhartwell]

ive just done some work for the creater of yoda, stuart freeborn, he is 95 now

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Really???? WoW what's it about (if you can say obviously)...

 

[geoffhartwell]

its nothing to do with th film industry, i made him some furniture for his new house, he even owns a boombox ,a gf 575

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Wow! COOL!!! He must have VERY interesting stuff in his house!!! I'd love to have him like autograph my yoda!!! But, being 95 and that my yoda is a very tiny plastic action figure, it would be kinda difficult huh?

Not only did he create Yoda, but was (among many other things) the Makeup Supervisor for the whole trilogy!!!! Does he look like Yoda? (They say he made Yoda to look like himself and Albert Einstein mixed together!) Also 2001 Space Odyssey and a lot of other movies!!! Cool!!!!!

Truly awesome!!! Do you get to see him again?

 

[geoffhartwell]

not now he dont, but i did a bit in his younger years, there is a utube clip on him about it all and a pic of him and yoda side by side, yes he has done loads of stuff. he still has an origanl cast moulding of yoda (its just in an old box in his garage,) he told me lots of stories when i was working at his home, he is a realy nice old boy

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

WoW... that's too awesome... I'd give anything to have a Yoda made out of that mold... that would just be too unbelievable! I still have (believe it or not) my Star Wars bed sheets from 1977. Intact!!! And loads of figures of course (including Yoda) etc... really love "Star Wars" since I was 7. (born 1970)

 

[geoffhartwell]

i finished the work at his house last week and at 95 his short term memery his shot, i bet if i went round his now he would know who i was (sad realy)

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

And he lives alone? Or with his son who also works in makeup?

 

[geoffhartwell]

he lives with his wife, but his son ray lives about a 2 minute walk away from him, ive also done work for ray to

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Oh, good to know that he has company!!! Hope I can someday meet somebody so close to Star Wars as you!!! Great thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!