Steve Sansweet

Steven J. Sansweet is the director of content management at Lucasfilm and the owner of world's largest private collection of Star Wars items located at his house which he calls "Rancho Obi-Wan". Sansweet is also the author of several books on the topic. He lives in Sonoma County, California.

Career
Sansweet was born and educated in Philadelphia. He studied at Temple University, majoring in journalism. He worked as a reporter and later as the chief of Wall Street Journal's Los Angeles bureau. In 1996 he joined Lucasfilm as director of specialty marketing. He is currently director of content management and in charge of fan relations.

Sansweet's collection has also been featured on the History Channel's Boy's Toys special "Private Collections".

Star Wars contributions

 * ''Star Wars: From Concept To Screen To Collectible (1992)
 * Tomart's Price Guide To Star Wars Collectibles (1994, revised 1997)
 * Quotable Star Wars: I'd Just as Soon Kiss A Wookiee (1996)
 * Star Wars Encyclopedia (1998)
 * Star Wars Scrapbook: The Essential Collection (1998)
 * The Pocket Manual of Star Wars Collectibles (1998)
 * Anakin Skywalker: The Story of Darth Vader (1998)
 * Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (1999)

Other works

 * The Punishment Cure (1976)
 * Science Fiction Toys And Models (1980)