One can almost feel charitable toward George Lucas-perhaps even forgive him for the sheer tedium of the most recent installment of the Star Wars saga, Revenge of the Sith-when one recalls his outreach to Alec Guinness. Back in 1975, when the Star Wars epic was little more than a gleam in Lucas’s eye, the director offered the role of Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi to Guinnes (...)
September 09, 2005
Books
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinnessby Piers Paul Read
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