American Graffiti

American Graffiti

Where were you in '62?

Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss
Ronny Howard
Paul Le Mat
Charlie Martin Smith
Candy Clark
Mackenzie Phillips
Cindy Williams
and
Wolfman Jack

Written and Directed by George Lucas
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola

A Universal Picture

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American Graffiti is a 1973 coming of age film co-written/directed by George Lucas. Set in 1962 Modesto, California, American Graffiti is a study of the cruising and rock and roll cultures popular among the post–World War II baby boom generation. The film is a nostalgic portrait of teenage life in the early 1960s, featuring the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures within one night.

The story of American Graffiti was in Lucas's own teenage years in early 1960s Modesto. He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors, but finally found favor at Universal Pictures after United Artists, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Paramount Pictures turned him down.

American Graffiti was released to universal critical acclaim and financial success, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The movie was produced on a budget of only $775,000, and since its initial release, it has made over $200 million in box office gross and home video sales, not including merchandising. In 1995, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film culturally significant and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Gentlemen Prefer Blonds

Gentlemen Prefer Blonds
1953 renewed 1981, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Jane Russell
and
Marilyn Monroe

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.

plot:
Two singers, best friends Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris pursued by a private detective hired by Lorelei's fiancé's disapproving father to keep an eye on her, a rich, enamoured old man and many other doting admirers.

Battlestar Galactica, Evolution of the Cylon

Evolution of the Cylon

Battlestar Galactica

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Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series. It first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel, and ran for four seasons thereafter, ending its run on March 20, 2009.

The story arc of Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans live on a group of planets known as the Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race of their own creation, known as the Cylons, (see above postcard). With the unwitting help of a human named Gaius Baltar (James Callis), the Cylons launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian ships that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous Battlestar Galactica appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of Colonial Fleet officer Commander William "Bill" Adama (Edward James Olmos) and President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell), the Galactica and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.

Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Defense Force Viper MKII

Tauron Aerospace Corporation
Colonial Defense Force Viper MKII

Battlestar Galactica BSG 75
Fighter Squadron 3 Vigilantes

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The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the humans in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe. Appearing in both the 1978 and the 2003  series, the single-pilot spacecraft are carried aboard Battlestar Galactica and are the humans' main tools of defense against the fictional universe's cybernetic Cylon race.

The popularity of the original Battlestar Galactica series resulted in United States Air Force pilots nicknaming F-16 Fighting Falcons "Vipers".  When the 2003 series was created, the Viper was one of the elements that the designers wanted to carry through with minimal alteration.

The Beatles with a USA Flag

A Beatles TM Product
1997 Apple Corps Ltd.

John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr

The Beatles in Concert

A Beatles TM Product
1997 Apple Corps Ltd.

John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr

A Cow in Hollywood dressed like Marilyn Monroe

A cow in hollywood - Behia hollywooden
Una vaca en hollywood (Una vachea hollywood

Kukuxumusu

postmarked from Spain in 2008

This cow is showing more than Marilyn Monroe did!!  ha ha

This is from kukuxumusu a company from Spain specialising in clothing and product design. Its name means flea's kiss.

Elvis Collection in Missouri

Blueberry Hill - St. Louis

Elvis Presley memorabilia, including all five Sun records, statues, pictures, backstage passes, Las Vegas menus, and souvenir items such as Elvis dog tags, shoelaces, jewelry, socks, guitars, stamps and wine can all be seen in one of the many displays at Blueberry hill, a popular restaurant at 6504 Delmar in the University City Loop aria of St. Louis, MO

Photo: B Tonkya (has writing over it and lines from the post office, so I'm not sure if that's correct)
2008

Big Fish, An Adventure as Big as Life Itself

Big Fish
An Adventure as Bag as Life Itself

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Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy adventure film based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film, shot on location in Alabama, was directed by Tim Burton and stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, and Marion Cotillard. Other roles are performed by Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew McGrory, and Danny DeVito among others. Finney plays Edward Bloom, a former traveling salesman from the Southern United States with a gift for storytelling, now confined to his deathbed. Bloom's estranged son, a journalist played by Crudup, attempts to mend their relationship as his dying father relates tall tales of his eventful life as a young adult, played by Ewan McGregor.

The film's theme of reconciliation between a dying father and his son had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct.

Star Wars Aircraft: Twin Ion Engine Interceptor, Vader's Fist

Sienar Fleet Systems

Twin ION Engine (T.I.E.) - 200 A Interceptor

1st Galactic Imperial Navy
501st Fighter Group "Vader's Fist"

The back of this postcard reads:
Imperial Ship Yards
We Strive to Excel

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The 501st Legion (also known as "Vader's Fist") is a Clone Trooper (and later Stormtrooper) unit from the Star Wars movies and Expanded Universe. They served under Darth Vader, and were considered to be the best soldiers in the galaxy.

Star Wars Movie Posters for all Six Films, and Darth Vader

Star Wars

Shown are movies:
IV: A New Hope (1977)
V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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Star Wars is an American epic space sci-fi franchise consisting of a film series created by George Lucas.

The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy's final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released. The three prequel films were also released at three-year intervals, with the final film of that particular series released on May 19, 2005. In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and announced that it would produce three new films, with the first film Star Wars Episode VII planned for release in 2015.

The Avengers (2012)

A

unused, bought in 2012

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Marvel's The Avengers or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The film is scripted and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes

Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/The Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Robert Downey, Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor)

In the film, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki from subjugating Earth.

The Avengers premiered on April 11, 2012, at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre. The film set or tied numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in North America and the fastest film to gross $1 billion.

Oversized 'Wizard of Oz' Postcard

The Wizard of Oz
l Wicked Witch

Post Card from Import Images $2.99
bought in 2008

This postcard is 8 by 10 inches! It has a place on the back for a stamp and the words 'Post Cards' on the price tag.

Oversized Rocky Postcard

Rocky
Movie Score
United Artists Corporation

Post Card from Import Images $2.99

This postcard is 8 by 10 inches! It has a place on the back for a stamp and the words 'Post Cards' on the price tag.

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Rocky is a boxing saga of popular films all written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, who plays the character Rocky Balboa. The films are, by order of release date: Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). The film series has grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Sweden Maximum Card - Elvis Presley

Rock 54-04
Frimarket Elvis Presley gavs ut den 2 oktober 2004.
The Stamp Elvis Presley was issued 2 October 2004.
Die Briefmarke Elvis Presley erschien am 2. Oktober 2004.
Foto/Photo: Elvis image: Alfred Wertheimer
Frimarksforlaga/Original/Vorlage: Gustav Malmfors

Maximikort - Maximum card - Maximumkarte NR 255
unused

not on postcard, but some information:

What I found was that Elvis had several top 20 songs in Sweden.  There is also a record: Elvis - Swedish Hit Collection -
Product Description
Swedish compilation featuring 60 of 'The King's' biggest hits, all of which reached the Top 20 in Sweden. Includes exclusive 16 page booklet (in Swedish) with chart dates, pictures and liner notes. Includes the rare 'Laughing Version' of 'Are You Lonesome Tonight'. Limited edition will be available for one year from release date. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case.

This record will set you back quite a few dollars if you try to buy it now.  I found it in two places, and both were over $200.00 each!

Jordin Sparks at Atlantis

Jordin Sparks (from American Idol)
Live
Atlantis
Paradise Islands, Bahamas

In concert at 8:30pm
Saturday, July 26, 2008

Jordin Sparks graced the stage at age 17 and became the youngest American Idol winner.  Now at the epicenter of the entertainment world, her confidence, class and breathtaking range of emotion has made her a fan favorite.

Moomin Picking Flowers

Moomin picking flowers
original illustrations: Tove Jansson
Design: Susanna Rumpu & Ari Lakaniemi
2008

Moomin

Moomin Character from Finland cartoon
on a shaped postcard
2006

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The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls, who are white and roundish, with large snouts, that make them resemble hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, in the forests of Finland, though in the past their temporary residences have included a lighthouse and a theatre. They have many adventures along with their various friends.

Rolli from Finland

Rolli

the sender writes:
He was first a TV character, but now they have made movies about him too. This postcard is from his latest movie.
2008

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Rölli-peikko (Finnish for "Rölli the Troll") is a character from Finnish television portrayed by Allan "Allu" Tuppurainen. The character originally appeared in segments on the children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen on YLE's Channel 2 in 1986. Original episodes were produced until 2001 and older episodes have been seen in constant reruns on the program. In these segments Rölli would tell stories of his amazing adventures while often criticising and questioning public norm or the activities of people (especially humans).

Rölli has also appeared in two feature-length films. The first, made in 1991 and titled Rölli - hirmuisia kertomuksia ("Rölli - Terrible Stories") and 2001 Rölli ja Metsänhenki ("Rölli and the Forest Spirit").

Disney Movie 'The Wild' from Japan

Disney's movie, 'The Wild' from Japan.

the back of the postcards reads, "Ryan Movie" and the sender calls it 'Look for Ryan'.
2006

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An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

Aerosmith: Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer and Joe Perry

Aerosmith

shown are:  Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer and Joe Perry
2012

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Aerosmith is an American rock band. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston. They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972, and released a string of multi-platinum albums.

Aerosmith also became a pop culture phenomenon with popular music videos and notable appearances in television, film, and video games. Their latest album, Music from Another Dimension!, was released on November 6, 2012.

Aerosmith is the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, including 66.5 million albums in the United States alone. They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group.

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

bought in 2012, although this is an older picture of him.

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Justin Drew Bieber ( born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by American talent manager Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager.

His debut extended play, the seven-track My World, was released in November 2009, and was certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Star Trek - McCoy, Spock, Scotty, Chekov, Kirk, Sulu, and Uhura as Rock Stars

Rock Out!

Shown are members of the original Star Trek television show:
McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Scotty (James Doohan), Chekov (Walter Koenig), Kirk (William Shatner), Sulu (George Takei) and Uhura (Nichelle Nichols)
2012

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Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew.  It ran on NBC from September 8, 1966 to June 3, 1969.

The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. The crew is headed by Captain James T. Kirk, first officer Spock, and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy.

Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose:

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

The Beatles, Christmastime is Here Again

Christmas Time is Here Again
Have a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

featuring the Beatles: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
2012

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"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"  is a Christmas song recorded by The Beatles for their 1967 fan-club Christmas record.

After being slated for inclusion in the planned (but ultimately scrapped) Sessions compilation album in 1985, the song finally saw official rerelease in 1995 on the Free as a Bird single (issued in conjunction with the Anthology series), for which it was edited from its original 6:17 to a shortened version of 3:03.

The Beatles, Abbey Road Drawing

The Beatles

This is a drawing of the cover for the album Abbey Road.
2012

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Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by English rock band The Beatles. Though Let It Be was the last album released before The Beatles' dissolution in 1970, work on Abbey Road began in April 1969, making it the final album recorded by the band. Abbey Road was released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom, and 1 October 1969 in the United States.

Abbey Road is regarded as one of The Beatles' most tightly constructed albums, although the band was barely operating as a functioning unit at the time.  Rolling Stone magazine named it the 14th greatest album of all time.

John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals)

The Simpsons, As The Beatles in Abbey Road

The Simpsons - Abbey Road

unused, bought in 2012

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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle. The Simpsons family names are: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.

Here is a postcard of the actual album cover from The Beatles ...

The Simpsons, Group Picture

The Simpsons,
2012

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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle. The Simpsons family names are: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.

The Simpsons, Homer Painting

The Simpsons,
2012

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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle. The Simpsons family names are: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.

Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008, with Brendan Fraser

Official Movie Poster from:

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The back reads:
Fun Facts -
Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old!

Geologists use earthquake activity to study the center of the Earth.  There are nearly one million earthquakes on Earth every year!
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Official Movie Poster from:
Journey to the Center of the Earth

the back reads:
The crust is the layer of solid rock that forms the Earth's outer skin.  It is much thinner than other layers of the planet.  In fact, in some places it is only 5 km deep!

A volcano is a weak spot in the Earth's crust where hot, melting rocks rise to the surface.  There are about 600 active volcanoes on Earth!
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the back reads:
Fun Facts -
If you could travel to the center of the Earth, you would tunnel through three layers of rock: the crust, the mantle and the core.

It is extremely hot in the center of the Earth!  The average temperature is about 4,150 degrees centigrade!

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These postcards came free with a Wendy's kid meal.

Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 2008 American 3-D science fiction adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem. It refers to and may be considered a 21st-century sequel to the 19th-century novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It is the first film in the Journey film series.

plot:

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008, with Brendan Fraser

Postcard Greetings

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

The back reads:

Fun Facts - 

The center of the Earth is called the core and consists of two parts - a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.

Scientists thing that movements in Earths liquid core create the planet's magnetic field.

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Sketches of the Albino Gigantosaurus

Fun Facts - 

The mantle is the second layer of the Earth's interior.  This layer of hot, solid rock makes up the bulk of Earth and is about 2,900 km thick! (that's about 1,800 miles!!!

If you tunneled to the center of the Earth you would experience an extreme change in pressure.  The deeper you traveled, the greater the pressure from the surrounding rock.

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The back reads:
Fun Facts -
You would have to dig about 4,000 miles to reach the center of the Earth!

The Earth's core, or center, is made mostly of metals like nickel and iron.
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Brendan Fraser

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

These postcards came free with a kids meal at Wendys 

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Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 2008 American 3-D science fiction adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem. It refers to and may be considered a 21st-century sequel to the 19th-century novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It is the first film in the Journey film series.

plot:

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth

Marilyn Monroe, Black and White in White Dress

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Outside the Plaza Hotel in New York City

Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn outside the Plaza Hotel, New York City, 1958
Photo Sam Shaw

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Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer, and model. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received. Monroe was praised for her comedic ability in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch.

The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and formed Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop was hailed by critics, and she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like it Hot.

The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness and personal problems. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked #6 on the American Film Institute's "50 Greatest Screen Legends" list.

Star Wars, Wicket the Ewok

Star Wars Postcard
Return of the Jedi

Wicket the Ewok

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Wicket is played by Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970). He was originally cast as an extra Ewok, but when Kenny Baker, who was originally going to be Wicket, fell ill, George Lucas picked Warwick to be the new Wicket after seeing how he carried himself as an Ewok. Davis based his Ewok movements on his dog, who would tilt his head from side to side whenever he saw something strange.

(from Star Wars Wiki)

Wicket Wystri Warrick was an Ewok scout, warrior, and later ruler of Bright Tree Village on the forest moon of Endor. The great-grandson of Erpham Warrick, Wicket was the third son of Deej and Shodu Warrick, following Weechee and Willy, and was the older brother of Winda.

Wicket played an instrumental role in helping the Rebel Alliance defeat the Galactic Empire during the Battle of Endor.
After the death of Chief Chirpa, Wicket Warrick and his bride Kneesaa together ruled over Bright Tree Village.

Star Wars, C-3PO and R2-D2 (Two Postcards)

Star Wars Postcard
C-3PO and RD-D2
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Star Wars

This wonderful R2-D2 and C-3PO postcard is postmarked in 2016.