| Re: 'Darth Vader' Swordsman Bob Anderson Dies at 89 [message #244406] |
Mon, 02 January 2012 22:43 |
Duggy
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On Jan 3, 1:28 pm, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
<classic.mr.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
> by Michael O'Connell
>
> The Olympic fencer gave moves to James Earl Jones' voice over,
> appearing in two of the original three "Star Wars" films.
>
> One of the men behind Stars Wars villain Darth Vader has died.
>
> Bob Anderson, an Olympic fencer, film swordsman, fight director and
> stunt performer passed away at 89 in his native United Kingdom. The AP
> reports the British Academy of Fencing confirms his Jan. 1 death.
>
> Working with famous players such as Errol Flynn and Antonio Banderas,
> Anderson's most famous scenes were done nearly anonymously in the Star
> Wars franchise. He dueled with light sabers in both The Empire Strikes
> Back and Return of the Jedi.
>
> Anderson was just one third of Vader. James Earl Jones provided the
> husky voice over, while former weightlifter David Prowse provided the
> imposing six foot six figure when Vader wasn't involved in a
> complicated fight scene.
>
> He was nearly 60 by the time he took on the role of Vader, something
> his co-star Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) praised him for.
>
> The actor was the first to publicly acknowledge Anderson's work in a
> 1983 interview.
>
> "It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told [director]
> George [Lucas] I didn't think it was fair any more," Hamill told
> Starlog magazine. "Bob worked so bloody hard that he deserves some
> recognition. It's ridiculous to preserve the myth that it's all done
> by one man."
>
> Before taking on film work, Anderson served in Britain's Royal Marines
> during World War II, teaching fencing aboard ships while stationed in
> the Mediterranean. He went on to represent the country in the 1952
> Olympics and the 1950 and 1953 fencing world championships.
>
> In the last decade, he worked as sword master on the set of the Lord
> of the Rings trilogy.
>
> He's survived by a wife and three children.
>
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darth-vader-dies-bob-a nderson-s...
2 of 4 - Sebastian Shaw died in 1994.
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= DUG.
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