Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner dies aged 87
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Irvin Kershner, director of the second Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, California aged 87; this followed a three-and-a-half year battle with lung cancer. The announcement of his death was made Monday, by his god-daughter, Adriana Santini. He knew everything a Hollywood