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Robert James Gilbert "Bob" Anderson (15 September 1922 – 1 January 2012) was a British Olympic fencer, and a renowned film fight choreographer, with a cinema career that spanned more than 50 years and included films such as ''Highlander'', ''The Princess Bride'', ''The Mask of Zorro'', ''The Lord of the Rings'', and ''Die Another Day''. He was regarded as the premier choreographer of Hollywood sword-fighting, and during his career he coached many actors in swordsmanship, including Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Antonio Banderas, Viggo Mortensen and Johnny Depp. He also appeared as a stunt double for Darth Vader's lightsaber battles in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi''. ==Biography== Anderson was educated at The Royal Hospital School, in Raleigh House. It was here that he began to fence. Anderson joined the Royal Marines and won several combined services titles in the sport of fencing. He served in the Mediterranean during World War II.〔(Darth Vader stand-in Bob Anderson dies ) ''espn.com'', 2 January 2012〕 As a competitive fencer, he represented Great Britain at the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympic Games,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bob Anderson Olympic Results )〕 and the World Championships in 1950 and 1953 in the sabre event. He finished tied for fifth in the team sabre event at Helsinki in 1952. After his retirement from fencing competition, he studied under Prof. Roger Crosnier and was appointed the first official British National Coach, in charge of the National Training System, the day he was awarded his full Professorship. He succeeded Prof. Crosnier as President of the British Academy of Fencing. During the late 1950s to the 1970s he travelled around Britain, and between fencing courses he combined his official duties with television and film work. Eventually emigrating to Canada, he went on to become technical director of the Canadian Fencing Association in Ottawa. During the 1960s and 1970s he was also the president of the British Academy of Fencing. Anderson's cinema career began in 1953 when he choreographed fights for and coached Errol Flynn in ''The Master of Ballantrae''. During rehearsal for a scene he accidentally slashed Flynn on his thigh, leading to notoriety in Hollywood as "the man who stabbed Errol Flynn".〔 He went on to work as a stunt performer and/or fight choreographer in films such as ''The Guns of Navarone'' and the Bond films ''From Russia With Love'' and ''Casino Royale''. His stature in Hollywood was cemented when he was selected by Stanley Kubrick in 1974 to act as the sword master for ''Barry Lyndon''. Anderson subsequently went on to be involved in all three of the original ''Star Wars'' films. Anderson did not receive much recognition for his work for years after their initial release. Mark Hamill in 1983 revealed, "Bob Anderson was the man who actually did Vader's fighting. It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told George I didn't think it was fair any more. Bob worked so bloody hard that he deserves some recognition. It's ridiculous to preserve the myth that it's all done by ''one'' man."〔 Anderson in 1994 specified that for ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' he staged the lightsaber duels and also wore the Vader costume in fight scenes.〔 Published under title "(Giving Some Pointers )".〕 David Prowse, who played Vader, said he did his own swordplay in the first ''Star Wars'' film but afterward, "having one of the principals do his own stunts made (filmmakers ) very weird from an insurance point of view."〔 Anderson continued to work in cinema for the next 30 years, and was responsible for the swordsmanship in many films, including ''Highlander'', ''The Princess Bride'', ''The Three Musketeers'', ''The Mask of Zorro'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy. Shortly before his death he was working on ''The Hobbit''. He had a reputation for being a perfectionist, with director Martin Campbell giving him the nickname "Grumpy Bob".〔 Anderson was interviewed at length for the 2009 documentary on cinematic sword-fighting, ''Reclaiming the Blade'', where he commented, "I never took up the sword, I think the sword took me up."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Anderson (fencer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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