The Way the Wookie Crumbles

in Hits & Misses by
“Sorry… my name’s Peter…
but don’t be embarrassed…
it’s not the first time.
You’d be surprised how often I get
mistaken for Cher.”
 

Peter Mayhew
Actor, author, Texas transplant.
May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019.
Aged 74 years.

Most recognized for: Mr. Mayhew was promoted from hospital orderly to Hollywood’s favorite furball simply by standing up to greet George Lucas in 1976. But 43 years, 5 Star Wars flicks, and a million ComicCon autographs later, the man in the Chewbacca suit could hardly stand anymore… using a scooter to wheel his withered 7′ 3″ frame into the alley behind the convention center for a smoke.  And then… it was as if billions of cardiac muscle cells suddenly cried out in terror… and were suddenly silenced.