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Mark Hamill: Alec Guinness “Had the Patience of a Saint”

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With all of the activity surrounding Star Wars right now – park news, film and TV, merchandise, computer games and press conferences – it’s comforting to look right back to the mid 70’s and the set of the original Star Wars, where Mark Hamill first worked alongside Sir Alec Guinness and the now veteran actor remembers the patience the Oscar winning legend displayed in those early days.

Anyone got a time machine knocking about?

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to Star Wars Insider, ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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With all of the activity surrounding Star Wars right now – park news, film and TV, merchandise, computer games and press conferences – it’s comforting to look right back to the mid 70’s and the set of the original Star Wars, where Mark Hamill first worked alongside Sir Alec Guinness and the now veteran actor remembers the patience the Oscar winning legend displayed in those early days.

Anyone got a time machine knocking about?

SourceMark Hamill
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to Star Wars Insider, ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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