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Tony Dyson The Original R2-D2 Builder Has Passed Away At Age 68

Posted by Dustin on March 4, 2016 at 11:00 AM CST

Professor Tony Dyson, who built the original 8 R2-D2 droids used in the original trilogy has passed away at his home on the Maltese island of Gozo reports the BBC.

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