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RIP Irvin Kershner
Nov 29^th, 2010 at 11:09am

thus forever sleeps the man who directed perhaps the greatest single film in hollywood history.

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'Empire Strikes Back' director Kershner dies in LA
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PARIS (AFP) – US director Irvin Kershner, renowned for making the second Star Wars film, "The Empire Strikes Back", has died in Los Angeles, his goddaughter Adriana Santini told AFP on Monday. He was 87 years old.

Kershner, who besides the 1980 sci-fi epic also directed Sean Connery as James Bond in "Never Say Never Again" (1983) and Peter Weller in "Robocop II" (1990), died at home after a long illness, said Santini, who lives in France.

Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Kershner trained as a musician and in photography before starting making documentaries and then feature films.

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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,593 joyzee Gender:	Re: RIP Irvin Kershner Reply #1 - Nov 29^th, 2010 at 12:27pm Don't underestimate the dark side of the force
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