Who made the Star Wars Holiday Special?
The Star Wars Holiday Special was made by Smith-Hemion Productions, who produced the Tony Awards for a long time. The majority of it was directed by Steve Binder, who went on to produce the hit children’s Saturday morning program “PeeWee’s Playhouse” for CBS. The original director, David Acomba (a friend of George Lucas’ from college), directed the Cantina sequence, but left the show because of differences with some of the producers. It was produced by Gary Smith (executive), Dwight Hemion (executive), Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch, Joe Layton, Rita Scott, and Monroe Carol.
