On Wednesday, May 25, 1977 -- 45 years ago today -- the film Star Wars (later renamed Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) directed by George Lucas premiered initially in less than 40 movie theaters across the country, and later became a global cinematic and popular culture phenomenon that inspired one of the greatest geek culture franchises in modern history.
From those Gen-Xers (late 70s and 80s kids) like myself who grew up knowing this franchise and were heavily inspired by it to those actors who are no longer with us, but continue to inspire many of us to pursue our dreams and stimulate our imaginations -- thank you for 45 years of memories!
Peter Cushing (1913 - 1994)
Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000)
Carrie Fisher (1956 - 2016)
Kenny Baker (1934 - 2016)
Peter Mayhew (1944 -2019)
David Prowse (1935 - 2020)
May The Force Be With You, Always!
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