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May the 4th: Remembering Carrie

Mark Newbold
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May the 4th saw Billie Lourd post a wonderful image to her Instagram feed of her kids watching their grandmother Carrie Fisher onscreen in 1983’s Return of the Jedi, a wonderful way to remember someone they’ll never meet but will surely grow to love like they have.

 

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A post shared by Billie Lourd (@praisethelourd)

On the same day Rian Johnson posted the sweetest photo on his Instagram feed, an image of Gary and Carrie Fisher on the set of The Last Jedi, a wonderful flashback to a time when the two of them delighted us on chat shows and the stages of conventions (most memorably Celebration) everywhere.

 

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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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May the 4th saw Billie Lourd post a wonderful image to her Instagram feed of her kids watching their grandmother Carrie Fisher onscreen in 1983’s Return of the Jedi, a wonderful way to remember someone they’ll never meet but will surely grow to love like they have.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Billie Lourd (@praisethelourd)

On the same day Rian Johnson posted the sweetest photo on his Instagram feed, an image of Gary and Carrie Fisher on the set of The Last Jedi, a wonderful flashback to a time when the two of them delighted us on chat shows and the stages of conventions (most memorably Celebration) everywhere.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Rian Johnson (@riancjohnson)

SourceEW
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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