Stephen J. Sansweet is the former Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations for Lucasfilm. He started working at Lucasfilm in February 1996 and eventually became the company's most iconic ambassador to Star Wars fans. Sansweet is currently the Fan Relations Adviser to Lucasfilm.^[2] He also owns the world's largest private collection of Star Wars items, which are stored at his home, which he calls "Rancho Obi-Wan". He has authored several Star Wars books, including various encyclopedias and numerous volumes related to collectibles. Sansweet 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 4.1 In other languages

BiographyEdit

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 served for many years as Lucasfilm's Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations.^[3]

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

On October 20, 2010, Lucasfilm announced on StarWars.com that Sansweet would be leaving the company in April 2011.^[4] His last day was on April 1, 2011.^[5] Sansweet now serves as the Fan Relations Advisor to Lucasfilm.

BibliographyEdit

Star Wars booksEdit

Non-Star Wars booksEdit

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[6]	November 1, 1999
Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels[7]
The Star Wars Poster Book[8]	October 2005
The Star Wars Vault	2007
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia[7]	November 4, 2008
Star Wars: The Complete Vader[9]	October 27, 2009
Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles: Memorabilia and Stories From A Galaxy Far, Far Away	November, 2009

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

Magazine workEdit

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.

FilmEdit

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

TelevisionEdit

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.

OtherEdit

• Visit to Rancho Obi-Wan

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

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