{"id":19025,"date":"2023-12-22T08:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2023-12-22T08:48:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:48:01","slug":"mark-hamills-heartwarming-gesture-responds-to-fan-letter-initiates-lifelong-friendship-by-calling-their-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/mark-hamills-heartwarming-gesture-responds-to-fan-letter-initiates-lifelong-friendship-by-calling-their-number\/19025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hamill\u2019s Heartwarming Gesture: Responds to Fan Letter, Initiates Lifelong Friendship by Calling Their Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the early \u201980s, at the height of his Star Wars fame, a unique friendship between Mark Hamill and a fan, Lisa Cowan, blossomed, kickstarting a remarkable journey.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Cowan, a devoted sci-fi enthusiast and fan of Mark Hamill, initiated contact by writing letters to Hamill, expressing her admiration and eventually proposing the idea of creating a fan club dedicated to him. Her vision was to celebrate Hamill in a mature, non-teenage-heartthrob manner, sharing news and updates about the actor with fellow enthusiasts. Alongside Shari Stitt and Lee Vibber, she formed the \u201cOn The Mark\u201d fan club, aiming to gain Hamill\u2019s official endorsement for their endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>After sending several mock-up newsletters to Hamill over several months without a response, Cowan took a bold step by setting a specific date and time for Hamill to call her. To her surprise, on January 2, 1982, at 2 p.m., Mark Hamill actually made the phone call, acknowledging the mock-ups but expressing his inability to commit to an official fan club due to time constraints. Despite this, he admired their efforts and advised against investing too much time or money into the project.<\/p>\n<p>With Hamill\u2019s permission, Cowan and her team published the first edition of \u201cOn The Mark\u201d in 1984, initially running it independently until it officially became Mark Hamill\u2019s fan club. The newsletter gained subscribers nationwide and internationally, featuring insights into Hamill\u2019s career, Star Wars trivia, reviews, and ways for fans to connect.<\/p>\n<p>The newsletter\u2019s recognition by Lucasfilm Ltd. led to ongoing support from them and the official Star Wars Fan Club. Cowan and her associates even had dinner with Mark Hamill after attending his performance in \u201cAmadeus.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lucasfilm Fan Club Mag 1989 Merchandise Advert \u2013 Indiana Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B4a6sHSLX4\">pic.twitter.com\/B4a6sHSLX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1d1b\u029c\u1d07 \u0299\u1d07\u1d00\u0280\u1d05\u1d07\u1d05 \u1d1b\u0280\u026a\u1d0f (@thebeardedtrio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebeardedtrio\/status\/1595869613182668800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Cowan transitioned away from the newsletter, being hired to write for the official Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine in 1987, enjoying a 20-year career with Lucasfilm. She credits her career growth to the support and generosity of Mark Hamill, who even entrusted her with handling his fan mail at one point.<\/p>\n<p>In a podcast appearance in 2019, Cowan shared her experiences with \u201cOn The Mark\u201d and her assignments with Lucasfilm, attributing her success to the supportive environment nurtured by Hamill\u2019s encouragement and involvement. This inspiring tale underscores how a fan\u2019s dedication and an actor\u2019s generosity can lead to unexpected and rewarding opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early \u201980s, at the height of his Star Wars fame, a unique friendship between Mark Hamill and a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":19026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[3968],"class_list":["post-19025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-mark-hamill"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}