Key dates in Star Wars: September

September

1 September

Timothy Zahn is born (1951)
Timothy Zahn was born today in Chicago, Illinois in 1951. In 1991 he unleashed Thrawn on an unsuspecting Star Wars Galaxy, and in 2017, following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, he returned to the Galaxy Far, Far Away with the character.

2 September

A New Dawn is published (2014)
Today in 2014, A New Dawn written by John Jackson Miller was published. The novel is a prequel to the hit TV show, Rebels. Set 6 years before the show, the book provides the back story of how the heroes began their personal war against the Empire.

3 September

Kevin Kiner is born (1958)
Kevin Kiner was born today in San Bernardino, California in 1958. Kevin is a film and television composer, having produced the scores for a number of hit TV shows including CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels.

4 September

Force Friday One (2015)
In 2015, three months before The Force Awakens hit cinemas, we saw the first Force Friday on this day. Shops around the world opened at midnight with newly released products related to the movie, providing first looks of major new characters.

Other events on this day...
Richard Marquand died (1987)

5 September

Stuart Freeborn was born (1914)
Stuart Freeborn was born today in Leytonstone, London in 1914. He has been referred to as the 'grandfather of modern make-up design' and is best known for his work on the original Star Wars trilogy, most notably the design and fabrication of Yoda.

6 September

Hannah John-Kamen is born (1989)
Today in 1989, in Anlaby, Yorkshire, Hannah John-Kamen was born. Hannah has had roles including: Dutch in Killjoys, Ghost in Ant Man and the Wasp & F'Nale Zandor in Ready Player One. In 2015 she was a First Order Officer in The Force Awakens.

Other events on this day...
Keone Young was born (1947)

7 September

Taylor Gray is born (1993)
Taylor Gray was born today in Whittier, California in 1993. Taylor is an actor & model, best known for playing Ezra Bridger on the animated television series Star Wars Rebels, and Bucket in Nickelodeon's Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures.

Other events on this day...
Droids Season 1, Episode 1 first aired (1985)
Ewoks Season 1, Episode 1 first aired (1985)

8 September

Nicolas Cantu is born (2003)
Nicolas Cantu was born today in 2003 in Austin, Texas. The American child actor has had a wide range of roles, and in 2016 and 2017 he played the part of Rowan Freemaker, one of the three siblings in LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.

9 September

Brian Dobson is born (1973)
In 1973 Brian Dobson was born today in London. Now living in Canada, Brian is a successful voice actor with a number of TV shows and films in his career. He voiced Jek-14 in LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles & The Freemaker Adventures.

10 September

Jay Laga'aia is born (1963)
Jay Laga'aia was born today in Auckland, New Zealand. The majority of Jay's career has been in TV, mostly Australian & New Zealand shows. However, from 2002 to 2005, the actor portrayed Captain Typho in Attack of the Clones & Revenge of the Sith.

11 September

Ian Abercrombie is born (1934)
In 1934, in Grays, Essex, UK, Ian Abercrombie was born today. Beginning his on stage in World War II, Ian had an illustrious career on stage & in film. From 2008 he provided the voice for Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious for The Clone Wars.

12 September

Original Trilogy released on DVD (2006)
Today in 2006 The Star Wars trilogy came out for a limited time as individual movie DVDs. Each came as a 2-disc set: one disc was the 2004 remastered version, while the second disc was a version that captured its original theatrical presentation.

13 September

Ewoks Season 2, Episode 1 first aired (1986)
The second season of the animated Ewoks television series premiered on today in 1986, with the airing of the episodes "The Crystal Cloak" and "The Wish Plant" on ABC. The series was produced by Nelvana on behalf of Lucasfilm.

14 September

Marc Silk is born (1972)
In 1972, in Solihull, West Midlands, UK, Marc Silk was born today. A skilled voice actor (having played in Danger Mouse, Johnny Bravo, Pingu, and Scooby-Doo & Shaggy), Marc portrayed Aks Moe and Tey How in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

15 September

Bob Anderson is born (1922)
Today in 1922, in Gosport, Hampshire, UK Bob Anderson was born. Bob was an Olympic fencer and a renowned film fight choreographer. He was the stunt double for Vader's lightsabre battles in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

16 September

The Force Unleashed is released (2008)
In 2008, the global phenomenon Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released across multiple platforms. Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope the game tells the story of Vader's apprentice: Galen Marek - codename Starkiller.

Other events on this day...
The Clone Wars Season 4, Episode 1 first aired (2011)

17 September

The Clone Wars Season 3, Episode 1 first aired (2010)
Today in 2010 The Clone Wars Season 3 first aired in the US, with a one-hour season premiere of the episodes "Clone Cadets" and "ARC Troopers." Clone Cadets serves as the prequel, and Arc Troopers the sequel, to the first season episode "Rookies."

18 September

John Powell is born (1963)
Today in 1963 John Powell was born in London. John is a film composer with over 50 feature films under his belt. In 2018 he was the composer for Solo: A Star Wars Story, which won 3 awards including the @IFMCA and @ASCAP Film Score of the Year.

19 September

Angry Birds Star Wars II is released (2013)
Angry Birds Star Wars II was released today in 2013. It's a crossover between Star Wars & the Angry Birds series, the 7th Angry Birds game developed by Rovio Entertainment & a sequel to Angry Birds Star Wars based on the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

20 September

Star Wars: Battlefront is released (2004)
Today in 2004 Star Wars: Battlefront was released on PC, Xbox & Playstation 2. Developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts the game was a first person shooter putting the player at the heart of battles across the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War.

21 September

Star Wars Omnibus: The Complete Saga is published (2011)
Today in 2011 Star Wars: Omnibus: The Complete Saga was published. It is a trade paperback collecting the comic adaptations of all six Original and Prequel Trilogy Star Wars movies, including the Special Edition adaptation of Episode IV.

22 September

Ashley Eckstein is born (1981)
In 1981 Askley Eckstein was born today in Louisville, Kentucky, US. Ashley is an actress, voice actress, & more recently fashion designer, with her brand: @HerUniverse
Ashley rose to prominence playing Ahsoka Tano in the Clone Wars, then Rebels.

Other events on this day...
Richard Marquand is born (1937)

23 September

Gary Kurtz died 2018
In 2018, on this day, Gary Kurtz died in North London, UK. Gary produced both A New Hope, released in 1977, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and The Empire Strikes Back released 1980.

24 September

Rebels Season 3, Episode 1 first aired (2016)
Today in 2016 Season 3, Episode 1 of Rebels: Steps Into Shadow, premiered on Disney XD. This was a 1-hour long, 2-part television movie. In the the first half Ezra leads a mission to break the Phantom's crew's ally, Hondo Ohnaka, out of prison.

25 September

Mark Hamill is born (1951)
Mark Hamill, the original Skywalker, was born today in Oakland, California. The role of Luke Skywalker has seen Mark win the Saturn Award for Best Actor 3 times: for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Last Jedi.

Donald Glover is born (1983)
Today in 1983, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Donald Glover was born. Multi-talented, Donald is an actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, musician, and DJ. In 2018 he starred in Solo, playing the iconic Lando Calrissian.

26 September

The word Jedi added to the Oxford English Dictionary (2002)
On this date the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary added 'Jedi', 'Dark Side' and 'The Force' among some 3,500 extra words to the 2002 edition of the book, replacing the previous 1993 edition.

27 September

Denis Lawson is born (1947)
Today in 1947 Denis Lawson was born in Crieff in Scotland. Denis portrayed Wedge Antilles in The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi. He turned down George Lucas when asked to make a cameo as Captain Raymus Antilles in Revenge of the Sith.

Other events on this day...
Scott Lawrence is born (1963)

28 September

Greg Weisman is born (1963)
Greg Weisman was born today in 1963 in Los Angeles, California. Greg writes comic books, animation & novels. He wrote the animated series Gargoyles & Young Justice and was an executive producer & the story editor on season 1 of Rebels.

29 September

The Clone Wars Season 5, Episode 1 first aired (2012)
The 5th season of the animated The Clone Wars television series debuted today in 2012. Unlike the series' four previous seasons, which aired on Friday nights in prime time at 9:00 p.m. ET, Season Five aired on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. ET.

30 September

Jon Kasdan is born (1979)
Jon Kasdan was born today in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. He co-wrote Solo with his father, Lawrence Kasdan. He also had a cameo with first assistant director Toby Hefferman as Tag and Blink - 2 characters from Star Wars Dark Horse Comics.