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A. C. Crispin

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Ann Carol Crispin

Biographical information

Born

April 5,1950^[1]

Died

September 6,2013^[1]

Nationality

American

Career

Occupation

Novelist

Official website

accrispin.com

Ann Carol Crispin (April 5,1950 —September 6,2013)^[1] was ascience fiction fantasy writer and the author of 23 published novels. ForStar Wars, she wrote the bestsellingStar Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy as well as two short stories—"Play It Again, Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe" forTales from the Mos Eisley Cantina and "Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale" forTales from Jabba's Palace. She had also written severalStar Trek novels, created her own original science-fiction series calledStarBridge, and was contracted byDisney to writePirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom.

Biography[]

During the development ofStar Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy, author Crispin was requested and instructed byLucasfilm to not coverHan Solo's time at theImperial Academy or his first encounter withChewbacca.^[2] Despite this, she was allowed to write a brief explanation of how Han had saved Chewie's life when he was enslaved by theEmpire, and had gotten cashiered for his pains with alife debt. Crispin was also faced with the challenge of trying to explain how Han discovered his cousin,Thracken Sal Solo, without ever knowing anything abouthis parents, even their names.^[3]

In2006, Crispin had stated that she proposed a book series dealing withPrincess Leia Organa betweenEpisode III andIV, but that "Lucasfilm didn't approve the idea of a Leia backstory because they want to keep that era of the SW continuity untouched for the television series they're considering."^[4]

OnFebruary 9,2013, Crispin posted her thoughts onDisney's plans to do afilm based on the early life of Han Solo. Although it was suggested by some that Disney could film Crispin's trilogy for the movie, Crispin herself believed it was unlikely that they'd use any material from anyStar Wars novels. She guessed the film might be about any of the several things she was instructed not to write about, specifically Han's days in the Academy.^[3]

OnSeptember 3, 2013, Crispin posted on Facebook that her cancer had progressed and her condition had worsened to the point that she would not likely live much longer. She invited people to post messages for her on her Facebook, which would be read to her by her husband, Michael.^[5] She passed awaythree days later.^[1]