Carrie Fisher died Tuesday at 60 years old.
Carrie Fisher made Princess Leia intense and smart, so obviously when it came time for toys to be made for the amaze hit that was Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977, kids needed her activity figure.
The company authorized to make the toys, the now-defunct Kenner, was found totally napping by the film’s gigantic achievement and couldn’t make figures sufficiently quick for Christmas ’77. Along these lines, as opposed to pass up a great opportunity for the occasion deals, the company sold empty boxes which had a certificate that was redeemable via mail for four figures: Luke, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and Princess Leia. Not Darth Vader or Han Solo, but rather Princess Leia.
The toy accompanied a little blaster on the grounds that, however she may have been eminence, Leia could beyond any doubt as hellfire handle herself fine and dandy, fly kid. As more movies turned out, there was various adaptations of Leia figures, which quite often had a weapon.