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   "RichZ"  wrote in message   
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   > This is my first post to this newsgroup, so I do not know if this point   
   > has been previously brought up but it has been in the back of my mind).   
   >   Episode III ends with the birth of Luke Skywalker, which occurs 16 yrs   
   > before the start of Episode IV.  In Episode III, Obi Wan Kenobi appears   
   > to be in his mid-30's, which would make him around 50 in Episode IV.   
   > Episode IV implies that he is much older, and he looks to be in his   
   > 70's.  Has this ever been discussed or explained?  Thanks   
      
   Episode III and the birth of the twins takes places 19 years before Episode   
   IV.   
      
   As for Obi-Wan's supposed age difference, there's no need for any kind of   
   official "explanation". People simply do age differently - even in real life   
   some 70 year olds only look 50 and some look 90. Obi-Wan's appearance   
   wouldn't have been helped by nearly 20 years of back-of-beyond desert living   
   under Tatooine's twin suns either.  :-)   
      
   The actual ages of the characters is never mentioned, and can only be   
   guessed by using the timeline and using the actor's ageas a rough guideline   
   (remembering that the late-teens and "20-something" people in shows like   
   Friends, Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill are very often played by actors   
   who are around 10 years older, if not more, than their characters).   
      
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