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THE BOOKSELLER, JUNE 18, 1977

... while on the Ballantine stand there stood the seven-foot black-coated figure of Darth Vader, villain of the new S.F. novel Star Wars, just released and now a sensationally successful film. A. & W. had a robot promoting How it Works, by explaining the inside ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1977
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 323 | Page: 31 | Tags: none

... Price 95p - publication date to be announced rt = RARS \ | W i \ D A\ Accept no imitations or substitutes — George Lucas’ STAR WARS is the . one-and-only official novel of the record-breaking film, from Sphere Books ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1977
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 152 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Publicity and Promotion

... adventure film which is currently breaking box-office records in the United States—records in most cases set by “Jaws”—is ‘““Star Wars”. It has already been the subject of a four-page feature in 7ime, a two-page feature in Newsweek, and features in the Daily ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1977
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 370 | Page: 52 | Tags: none

WAITERS' SERVICE!

... way of life. They wind their way round banks, post offices, theatres and cinemas. The most sensational stretch is to see Star Wars the science fiction film which has been one of the biggest box office successes ever. Queueing has turned into something ...

Published: Friday 15 July 1977
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 100 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

of all time— but you n ever see their faces .

... hospital porter at Croydon, Surrey. They happen also to be two of the stars of the American smash-hit science fantasy movie Star Wars, which open in Britain at Christmas. But these two giants of the cinema-6ft. 7in. and 7ft. 2in. respectively—will not be ...

Published: Wednesday 27 July 1977
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 103 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

DARTH VADER: bad guy

... on at a later stage. It was difficult to make any sound through the mask. It is likely that there will be a sequel to Star Wars, which is tipped to gross even more than J a w s, the biggest money-making movie so far. But as I'm not seen, be Where ...

Published: Wednesday 27 July 1977
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 277 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

MASK

... . . I want recognition, he says. would love to be recognised. But Dave is more often with a faceful of fur. And in Star Wars, as arch villain Lord Darth Vader, he remains hid-. den behind a leather and plastic mask throughout. than not cast as a ...

Published: Wednesday 27 July 1977
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 220 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Villain

... television and movies like Casino Royale, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell and A Clockwork Orange. With Star Wars,' he says, my agent asked me to go and see th e director, George Lucas. He looked like a young kid. He wanted me to consider ...

Published: Wednesday 27 July 1977
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 101 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Peter, the fright

... Sinbad. But to work on Star Wars he had to leave his portering job, although he has since found another at a hospital near his home. Peter Mayhew's frame and face are enclosed in a mohair and yak hair suit and mask in Star Wars, in which he plays a ...

Published: Wednesday 27 July 1977
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 248 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

On tour with

... equipped with such essentials as deep freeze, champagne-coloured bathroom Publication Brought Forward To meet the demand for Star Wars (95p) by George Lucas, Sphere have brought forward publication to Bth September, but as the film is not due for release in ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1977
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 323 | Page: 85 | Tags: none