Star Wars Day Facts
Star Wars Day Facts
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| Star Wars was created by George Lucas. The first film was released in 1977. |
| The first reference to May 4th and Star Wars occurred on May 4th, 1979. Margaret Thatcher became the United Kingdom's Prime Minister that day and her Conservative party congratulated her with an ad in the newspaper The London Evening News that said, "May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations." |
| The first Star Wars Day celebration was organized by Alice Quinn and Sean Ward in Toronto, Ontario. |
| The first Star Wars Day celebration included an event called the Original Trilogy Trivia Game Show. |
| The costume contest held on the first Star Wars Day celebration in Toronto included celebrity judges. |
| Many fans and government officials have paid tribute to Star Wars on Star Wars Day on various television shows and in social media. |
| The Walt Disney Company bought Luca Film (George Lucas' company), which included the rights to the Star Wars franchise in 2012. Since 2013 Disney Parks has held many Star Wars festivities and events. |
| On Star Wars Day the Durham Bulls and Toledo Mud Hens have donned special uniforms to celebrate and for promotion. |
| On 2007 the Los Angeles City Council declared May 25th as Star Wars Day in celebration of the 30 year anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars movie. |
| George Lucas' birthday is May 14th. Every Star Wars film is released the week after his birthday. |
| Luke Skywalker's name was originally going to be Luke Starkiller. |
| The Jawa language used in Star Wars is actually the Zulu language sped up. |
| Yoda's species has never been given a name. Originally Yoda was going to be played by cane-carrying masked monkey. |
| Qui-Gon Jinn's communicator is really a woman's Gillete Sensor Excel razor. It was altered for use as a prop. |
| R2-D2 made an appearance on Sesame Street in which he fell in love with something that looked similar to him - a fire hydrant. |
| Some believe that Princess Leia's hair design was inspired by a honey bun or cinnamon bun. |
| There exists an island called Niue where collectible Star Wars coins are actually accepted as currency. |
| The Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader has been played by six different actors. They include David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Bob Anderson, Sebastian Shaw, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Christensen. |
| The Star Wars franchise is one of the most popular science fiction series ever produced and now includes movies, books, collectibles, and toys. |
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