The Star War Day

It’s May The 4th, also known as Star Wars Day and it’s kind of an important one. 40 years ago this May, the very best Star Wars movie ever made came to movie theaters.

This Star Wars Day, Carrie Fisher Honored with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Carrie Fisher was honored in a ceremony featuring her daughter, Billie Lourd, along with her Star Wars family. Credit: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

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Carrie Fisher was honored in a ceremony featuring her daughter, Billie Lourd, along with her Star Wars family. Credit: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

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Billie Lourd daughter of the late actress Carrie Fisher, kneels next to her mother's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as Star Wars characters R2-D2, C-3PO and a stormtrooper watch Thursday in Los Angeles.

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Kneeling before Carrie Fisher’s star, Lourd paid one final tribute, tossing some of her mother’s glitter into the air. “My mom was glitter,” Lourd said. “She left a mark of her sparkle on everyone she met.”

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Fisher’s passing more than 6 years and a half years ago touched off Lourd’s own adoration for her mother’s work. “I have fallen deeply in love with Leia and the entire Star Wars universe,

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Actress Carrie Fisher attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015. The late actress is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.

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