So Long Princess

December 27th, 2016 by Proprietor

Carrie Fisher was one of my first on screen crushes. Even at the age of eight, when I watched A New Hope in the movie theater, I thought she was pretty. What was appealing about the princess was her innocence of sorts, the pretty, sort of girl next door look. As I grew older, and into my teen years, there were some lustful thoughts. The metal bikini did fuel some teenage fantasies. Princess Leia, was my princess, and she still is.

Carrie Fisher brought a lot to the roll of Princess Leia, and she was the perfect choice. There were many women who auditioned for the roll. Cindy Williams of Lavern and Shirley fame was in the mix. Terri Nunn who became the lead singer of the band, Berlin, was another woman who was close to becoming Princess Leia. But, George Lucas chose Carrie for her innocence, and possibly she was more sexy looking than Cindy.

Unfortunately she passed before she could finish her roll in the new Star Wars movies. In the movies, we lost Han, in life we lost Leia.

So long princess. May the force be with you.