| ABOUT
STEVE SANSWEET (from wikipedia
and starwars.com)
Stephen J. Sansweet is the Director of Content Management and
Head of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm. He has transformed his love
for the Star Wars saga into a busy career. Sansweet is the author
of 13 books, 11 of them about Star Wars. He also writes columns
and feature articles for magazines, and travels the world as a
Lucasfilm liaison to Star Wars fans everywhere.
Steve was born and educated in Philadelphia where he was named
outstanding graduate in journalism at Temple University. He worked
at the Philadelphia Inquirer before joining The Wall Street Journal
as a staff reporter. Transferred to Los Angeles, he wrote on a
wide range of topics before serving as the Journal's Los Angeles
bureau chief for nine years starting in March 1987.
In 1996, Steve joined Lucasfilm Ltd. as Director of Specialty
Marketing to help promote Star Wars to fans both old and new.
He is currently Director of Content Management and in charge of
fan relations in Lucasfilm's Marketing Department.
Steve started collecting robots and space toys in the mid-1970s,
and over the years that has been transformed into the largest
private collection of Star Wars memorabilia in the world.
The Sonoma County, California resident also has written collectibles
columns for the Star Wars Insider and Topps' Star Wars Galaxy
Collector magazine, was an editor and writer of five sets of Star
Wars trading cards for Topps Inc. and has been a co-host on numerous
QVC Star Wars Collection broadcasts.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- The Punishment Cure (1976)
- Science Fiction Toys And Models (1980)
- STAR WARS: From Concept To Screen To Collectible
(1992)
- Tomart's Price Guide To Star Wars Collectibles
(1994, revised 1997)
- Quotable Star Wars: I'd Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee
(1996)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia (1998)
- Star Wars Scrapbook: The Essential Collection
(1998)
- The Pocket Manual of Star Wars Collectibles (1998)
- The Star Wars Masterpiece Edition: Anakin Skywalker/The
Story of Darth Vader (1998)
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (1999)
- Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels (2005)
- The Star Wars Poster Book (2005)
- The Star Wars Vault (2007)
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