CLASSIC IMAGE: THE 'MAVERICK' FIGHTS BACK

Firmly gripped on what he'd on-set call the "Rolls-Royce" of lightsabers, Liam Neeson would bring the kind of gravitas and warmth to his starring role of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, in the opening film of the Prequel Trilogy, as Sir Alec Guinness did for the original STAR WARS.

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STAR WARS AFICIONADO sends out Birthday Greetings to Liam Neeson on this date.