Stephen J. Sansweet

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Stephen J. Sansweet is the director of content management at Lucasfilm and the owner of world's largest private collection of Star Wars items located at his house which he calls "Rancho Obi-Wan". Sansweet is also the author of several books on the topic. He also had an uncredited cameo as a "Naboo courier" in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He lives in Sonoma County, California.

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2.1 Star Wars books 2.2 Non-Star Wars books 2.3 Magazine work 2.4 Film 2.5 Television 2.6 Other 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Sansweet was born and educated in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He studied at Temple University from 1962 to 1966, majoring in journalism. Three years after graduating, in 1969, he began work as a reporter at the Wall Street Journal in both Philadelphia and Montreal. He was promoted to deputy bureau chief in 1984, and later the chief of Wall Street Journal's Los Angeles bureau in 1987. In February 1996, he joined Lucasfilm as director of specialty marketing. He is currently director of content management and in charge of fan relations.^[2]

Sansweet's collection has also been featured on the History Channel's Boy's Toys special "Private Collections".

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Star Wars books

Title	Release date
Star Wars: From Concept To Screen To Collectible	1992
Tomart's Price Guide To Star Wars Collectibles	1994, revised 1997
I'd Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee: The Quotable Star Wars	1996
Star Wars Encyclopedia	1998
Star Wars Scrapbook: The Essential Collection	1998
The Pocket Manual of Star Wars Collectibles	1998
Anakin Skywalker: The Story of Darth Vader	1998
Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive	February 1, 1999
C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid[3]	November 1, 1999
Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels[4]	2005
The Star Wars Poster Book[5]	October 2005
The Star Wars Vault	2007
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia[6]	November 4, 2008
Star Wars: The Complete Vader[7]	October 27, 2009

[edit] Non-Star Wars books

Title	Release date
The Punishment Cure	1976
Science Fiction Toys And Models	1980

[edit] Magazine work

Title	Release date
Star Wars Insider: "Scouting the Galaxy" section in every issue/multiple collecting columns
Star Wars Galaxy magazine: multiple collecting columns
Star Wars Magazine UK: issues 51, 66

Sansweet also served as writer and editor for five Star Wars trading card sets for Topps, Inc.

[edit] Film

Title	Release date	Role
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	May 19, 1999	Naboo courier (uncredited)
Heart of an Empire	2007	Himself

[edit] Television

Title	Release date	Role
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome	2001	The Mayor
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards	2002	very special thanks
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays: "Tommy Visits Rancho Obi-Wan"	April 9, 2004	Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy	2004	fan relations: Lucasfilm (as Stephen J. Sansweet)
The Screensavers: September 27, 2005 episode	September 27, 2005	Himself

Sansweet has also co-hosted several QVC Star Wars Collection broadcasts.

[edit] Other

• Visit to Rancho Obi-Wan

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

•  Biography: Steve Sansweet on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• Steve Sansweet at the Internet Movie Database