Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in Star Wars, dies at 74
https://www.cnet.com/news/peter-mayhew-who-played-chewbacca-in-star-wars-dies-at-74/
Mayhew's family announced in a tweet that the actor died on April 30 in his North Texas home with his family at his side.
A funeral service for family and friends will be held in June, but fans will be able to attend a public memorial in Los Angeles in December, the tweet said.
