Miki Herman worked on all three original trilogy Star Wars films and was the executive producer for the animated Ewok…
Behind the Scenes
Day 577 – Deborah Fine
Deborah “Debbie” Fine was the Director of Research at the George Lucas Research Library. Before joining Lucasfilm, Fine did research…
Day 456 – Irene Lamb
Irene Lamb was one of the casting directors on A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. In J.W. Rinzler’s…
Day 455 – Brigitte Kahn
Brigitte Kahn played Rebel communication officer Toryn Farr in The Empire Strikes Back. Toryn Farr has the only line spoken…
Day 451 – Majorie Eaton
Majorie Eaton played Emperor Palpatine in the original version of The Empire Strikes Back. Eaton, who died in 1986, worked…
Day 345 – Jane Bay
Jane Bay was George Lucas’s executive assistant for over three decades – from The Empire Strikes Back to The Clone…
Day 124 – Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher played Leia Organa in five Star Wars films. But that iconic role was just a small part of…
Day 73 – Nina Saxon
Nina Saxon worked on the visual effects teams for all three original trilogy Star Wars films. Saxon later founded the…
Day 30 – Leigh Brackett
Leigh Brackett was a writer who crafted the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back. But writing a screenplay for…
Day 2 – Cathy Munro
You never see her face, but Cathy Munro played two different characters in The Empire Strikes Back. Bounty Hunter Zuckuss…