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Ian McKellen Says Obi-Wan Kenobi Actor Alec Guinness Told Him to Stay Quiet on Gay Rights Because ‘It’s Unseemly for an Actor to Dabble in Political Affairs’

Ian McKellen revealed in a recent interview with The Guardian that Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Alec Guinness once advised him not to go public when it came to advocating for gay rights. Guinness allegedly ...
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Ian McKellen Says Alec Guinness Urged Him to Withdraw From LGBTQ+ Activism

Long before Star Wars turned Sir Alec Guinness into a global icon for a new generation of movie fans, the legendary British actor privately urged Ian McKellen to step away from public LGBTQ+ activism.
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"Advice from an older generation, which I didn't follow."

Years before his starring roles in The Lord of the Rings and X-Men, Ian McKellen met with Star Wars' original Obi-Wan actor Alec Guinness, who advised him to drop support for a gay rights charity.
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One Star Wars Actor Hated Every Second of His Fan-Favorite Role

Hannah has been writing about horror, sci-fi, and all things nerdy since 2021. At Collider, she covers news and conducts interviews, along with contributing features that dive deep into genre ...
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We Don’t Canonically Know What Happened to Obi-Wan’s Lightsaber After ‘A New Hope’ — But We Used To!

Closeup of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness) with his lightsaber in Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Image via 20th Century Pictures After seeing some really kick-ass lightsaber duels in the other Star Wars ...