Star Wars actor dies

[teako170]

Phil Brown who played Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen has died of pneumonia this past Thursday. He was 89.

Back in '98, I met Phil at a comic con in NYC. He was there with his wife who was selling signed photos of him from various movie roles. We talked briefly about Star Wars and the only thing I can recall is feeling a bit sad for him. He looked somewhat weak/tired and didn't appear like he wanted to be there.

Last week, I logged onto IMDb to see if he were still alive and indeed he was. Then tonight, I read of his death of the front page of Yahoo. RIP Phil... and may the force be with you.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060...it_brown_1 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060213/ap_en_mo/obit_brown_1)

[limubai2000]

It was covered on most of the movie geek websites.

I too also met him in 98 at a Phoenix SW con along with Baker and Prowse. I remember him much as you do, I'm sure the AZ heat didn't do anything for his spirits either. Seemed a nice enough guy to me, I remember a younger gothy looking girl really spending alot of time talking to him and taking photos with him and his wife, he was digging that.

[godzillakungfu]

Actually AZ has a dry heat with low humidity. It is actually good for people with breathing disorders.

[limubai2000]

I'm from AZ of course it's a dry heat, but it still sucks when it goes over 110!!!! Been there done that for 25 of my 35 yrs on this earth, no more. I'm happy in my tropic climate now, nary a day above 95 and always have trade winds!