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Movie sword-fight master Bob Anderson dies at 89
Among other things Bob Anderson stepped up as a stunt double for Darth Vader in Empire and Return, as well as training the stuntmen for the Lord of the Rings.
Rest in peace. You earned it.
Just saw an article about this on my homepage. R.I.P. Bob. Thank you for decades of movie nerdgasms.
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Rip. Thanks for the memories, friend. Your work made my childhood possible.
Thanks for posting this. I should have known the name, Bob Anderson.
I figured this guy must have worked with Errol Flynn, and sure enough...
He also worked on the LotR trilolgy and was working on The Hobbit at the time of his death.
R.I.P.
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He was one of several prominent interviewees on the documentary Reclaiming the Blade, an excellent look at the history of the sword. There's a good focus on European swordarts, which I found very interesting, since so many people who haven't really looked into it are obsessed with Japanese or East Asian swordsmiths. It's available for instant view on Netflix if anyone's interested in watching.