November

1 November

Star Wars: Battlefront II is released (2005)
On this day in 2005 Star Wars: Battlefront II was released on Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. Overall similar to Battlefront, this edition provided enhanced gameplay including space combat and the ability to play as Jedi characters or other heroes.

2 November

Naomi Ackie is born (1992)
Naomi Ackie was born today in 1992. Naomi is a British actress who will appear in the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker as new character, Jannah, a human female from Kef Bir.

3 November

Jim Cummings is born (1952)
Today in 1952, in Youngstown, Ohio, US, Jim Cummings was born. The veteran voice actor and singer voiced Winnie the Pooh and Tigger for the film Christopher Robin. He portrayed Weequay pirate captain Hondo Ohnaka in The Clone Wars and Rebels.

4 November

Tarkin novel published (2014)
Today in 2014, Tarkin, written by veteran Star Wars author James Luceno, was published. The novel is set 5 years after Revenge of the Sith and follows Wilhuff Tarkin's career as he progresses in the nascent Empire towards his role as Grand Moff.

5 November

Jimmy Vee is born (1959)
In 1959, today in Scotland Jimmy Vee was born. He is best known for playing a number of Doctor Who monsters & aliens including Bannakaffalatta. Since 2015 he's portrayed R2 D2 in The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi & The Rise of Skywalker.

6 November

Thandie Newton is born (1972)
Today in 1972, in Westminster, London, Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE was born. More familiar by the name of Thandie Newton, the actress has starred in a number of English and American movies. In 2018 she played the human criminal, Val, in Solo.

7 November

Clone Wars Cartoon Season 1, Episode 1 first aired (2003)
Today in 2003 Star Wars: Clone Wars began on Cartoon Network. Clone Wars was an animated television series produced by Cartoon Network Studios. There were 25 chapters; Vol I were 3-minute shorts, while Vol II was twelve-fifteen minute episodes.

8 November

Ted Burnett is born (1926)
In 1926, today in Poplar, East London, Ted Burnett was born. The actor portrayed the bartender Wuher in A New Hope. For his dialogue (telling Luke his droids had to wait outside), his cockney accent was dubbed over by an uncredited American voice.

9 November

First rumour of a live action TV show (2017)
Today in 2017, Walt Disney chairman & CEO Bob Iger, while on a quarterly earnings call with investors, announced that Disney & Lucasfilm were developing a new live-action Star Wars TV series for Disney's then-unnamed upcoming streaming service.

10 November

Don Henderson is born (1931)
In Leytonstone, London, today in 1931 Don Henderson was born. An actor of stage, television and screen. Don was known for playing both 'tough guy' roles and authority figures. In 1977 he played Imperial General Cassio Tagge in A New Hope.

11 November

Angus Wright is born (1964)
British actor, Angus Wright, was born today in 1964 in Washington DC. He was the son of a British diplomat based, at that time, in the US. In 2016, in Rogue One, he played Captain Kado Oquoné of the Sphyrna-class corvette 'Lightmaker'.

12 November

Mandalorian premieres on Disney+ (2019)
Today in 2019, The Mandalorian premieres on the new Disney+ streaming service for customers in the US, Canada & the Netherlands. Other countries will get access at later dates into 2020. The Mandalorian is the first live action Star Wars TV show.

Star Wars novelisation is first published (1976)
Today in 1976, the novelisation of Star Wars was published. Originally titled Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, it was written by Alan Dean Foster and adapts the original Star Wars movie, based on the screenplay by George Lucas.

John Hollis is born (1927)
John Hollis was born today in 1927 in Fulham, London. John played a number of film & TV roles including Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the cold open of the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. In 1980, John portrayed Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back.

13 November

Star Wars and History is published (2012)
On this day in 2012, the book 'Star Wars and History' was published. Whilst George Lucas was a creative genius in creating Star Wars, it only fair to recognise how our own history has influenced the story. The book assesses this historical impact.

14 November

Dana Snyder is born (1973)
In 1973, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, Dana Snyder was born today. Dana is a stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer and producer. He voiced Graballa the Hutt in LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.

15 November

Jedi: Fallen Order is released on PS4 and XboxOne (2019)
Today in 2019 Jedi: Fallen Order was released. It is a canon single-player video game developed by Respawn Entertainment & released by EA. The game tells the story of Cal Kestis, a surviving Jedi Padawan, 5 years after Revenge of the Sith.

Other events on this day...
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel is published (2016)

16 November

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II premiered (2008)
On this day in 2008, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It was created by Seth Green & Matthew Senreich and is the sequel to Robot Chicken: Star Wars (a Star Wars-themed special of the show Robot Chicken).

17 November

Star Wars Holiday Special first aired (1978)
Today in 1978 the made-for-TV film: The Star Wars Holiday Special aired for the first & ONLY time on US television. The film was universally panned when it was aired & never released on VHS (or disc), however fans have been sharing it for decades.

18 November

Alan Dean Foster is born (1946)
Today in 1946, in New York, Alan Dean Foster was born. Alan has written over 100 books, including the novelisation of Star Wars: A New Hope, as George Lucas' ghost writer, and the very first Expanded Universe novel: Splinter of the Mind's Eye.

19 November

Adam Driver is born (1983)
Today in San Diego, California, in 1983, Adam Driver was born. He is an Academy Award–nominated actor who has starred as Kylo Ren in the Sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.

Other events on this day...
Terrence C. Carson is born (1958)

20 November

Ming-Na Wen is born (1963)
In Coloane, Coloane Village, Macao today in 1963 Ming-Na Wen was born. Best known for her role as Melinda May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and for voicing the Mulan in Mulan & Mulan II. In 2019 she will play assassin Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian.

21 November

Classic Star Wars Box Set is published (1995)
In 1995 today saw the publication of the Classic Star Wars original trilogy trade paperbacks both as individual books and as a boxed set. These are the reprints of the original run of Star Wars comics together in one place.

22 November

Alden Ehrenreich is born (1989)
Today in 1989, in Los Angeles, California, Alden Ehrenreich was born. He made his film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's movie Tetro in 2009, and also appeared in Coppola's subsequent film, Twixt (2011). In 2016 he played Han Solo in Solo.

Other events on this day...
Mads Mikkelsen is born (1965)

23 November

"Blue Harvest" of Star Wars: Ewoks aired on ABC (1985)
Today in 1985, the twelfth episode of the first season of Ewoks aired on ABC. The episode was entitled 'Blue Harvest'. The title derives from the original working title used in the production of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

24 November

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor first Aired (1985)
In 1985, on this day, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor first aired on ABC. The made for TV movie was a follow-up to 1984's Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure. It was written and directed by brothers Jim and Ken Wheat from a story by George Lucas.

25 November

Shelagh Fraser is born (1920)
In Purley, London UK, Shelagh Fraser was born today in 1920. Shelagh began her acting career in 1944, appearing in more than 50 films & TV shows and over 500 BBC Radio plays. In 1977 she played Beru Lars, Luke Skywalker's aunt, in Star Wars.

Other events on this day...
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure first aired (1984)

26 November

Scoundrels paperback is published (2013)
Today in 2013, the novel Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn was released in paperback. Set in 0 ABY, and set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, it tells the story of Han Solo and Chewbacca embarking on a heist to pay off the debts to Jabba.

27 November

Irvin Kershner died (2010)
Today in 2010, the very sad news that Irvin Kershner had died in Los Angeles, California broke. Irvin's early career was directing quirky, independent drama films, later moving to big-budget blockbusters like the 1980 epic The Empire Strikes Back.

28 November

Jon Stewart is born (1962)
In New York today in 1962 Jon Stewart was born. George Lucas was interviewed by Jon at Celebration V in Orlando 2010. Jon asked George where Obi-Wan Kenobi was born, and in a tuckerization of Jon's name, George responded 'Stewjon'.

29 November

Janina Gavankar is born (1980)
In Joliet, Illinois, US, today in 1980 Janina Gavankar was born. The American actress starred as Iden Versio (Commander of Inferno Squad), the main character in the campaign mode of the 2017 Electronic Arts video game Star Wars Battlefront II.

30 November

Chris Weitz is born (1969)
In 1969, in New York, Chris Weitz was born today. A director, screenwriter and producer, in 2016 he scripted the first Star Wars stand-alone film, Gareth Edwards' Rogue One, replacing Gary Whitta and co-writing the movie with Tony Gilroy.