Saun Dann was a friendly trader on Kashyyyk during the rule of the Galactic Empire. He maintained a trading shop on the planet, nearby or in the city of Rwookrrorro. In 1 ABY, he helped Chewbacca's family evade the Imperial blockade of the planet on the day Chewbacca returned to visit them for Life Day sometime after the Battle of Yavin.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Daily life 1.2 Languages 1.3 Family 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references 6 External links 6.1 In other languages

BiographyEdit

Daily lifeEdit

In his daily life, Saun Dann was the shop-keeper of a trading post on Kashyyyk. He was frequently involved with the Wookiees in business deals. On at least one such occasion, he had the opportunity to do business with a member of the Imperial forces.

Saun Dann was a member and supporter of the Rebel Alliance, and a friend to Chewbacca's family, with whom he often did business.

In 1.5 ABY, a shipment of Life Day Candy that Dann had ordered went missing and he hired an unidentified spacer to find it.^[1]

LanguagesEdit

Saun Dann appeared to speak fluent Basic, and was known to be able to understand—to an unknown degree—the Wookiee language of Shyriiwook.

FamilyEdit

Based on his own words, it is possible that he had a nephew serving in the Imperial Military. However, Saun Dann had shown himself to be good at telling lies from time to time in order to get him or others out of trouble. So it is likely that his nephew, if he had one, wasn't even in the Imperial military. This is even more likely, given the fact that Saun Dann himself was a supporter of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and would likely have a Rebel influence on his nephew.

Behind the scenesEdit

Saun Dann was apparently created by George Lucas, and made his first appearance in Steve Binder's 1978 made-for-TV film The Star Wars Holiday Special. The character was portrayed by actor Art Carney—who coincidentally died only days away (November 9, 2003) from the 25th anniversary of the The Star Wars Holiday Special's only airing.

The same basic character concept would later be used as a prototype for Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; in an early draft, Calrissian existed as a gambler and general store owner on the Wookiee homeworld.

In December 2008, he appeared in the online game Star Wars Galaxies during the Life Day live player event. Dann was the starting NPC for a quest that introduced the Single Trooper Aerial Platform to the game.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• The Star Wars Holiday Special (First appearance)
•  Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Life Day Events)

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: Chronicles
•  Corellia Times Exclusive: Life Day Revealed on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2)
• [1]
• "Star Sightings"—Star Wars Insider 72
• "I Have a Bad Feeling About This!"—Star Wars Insider 106
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  What is Wookiee Life Day? on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2)
•  Lando Calrissian in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Analysis of Saun Dann's shop in the Star Wars Technical Commentaries
• Saun Dann profile at www.starwarsholidayspecial.com