Quite taken aback by how sad this has made me feel. Harrison Ford's tribute is what did for me. He and Mark Hamill both seem to have been genuinely close to and very fond of Peter Mayhew. I'm not an obsessive Star Wars fan but I love the original trilogy. I hadn't realised Peter Mayhew had been so ill that he ended up in a wheelchair and then managed to get back to walking so he could play Chewie one more time in one of the recent films. He was only 74. No age at all. I hope it's some comfort to his family to see this outpouring of affection and regard for him.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765