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image captionThe signed picture from Mark Hamill to Dave Prowse was one of the standout items at the auction
A rehearsal script for the classic film, The Empire Strikes Back, has sold for £23,000 at auction.
The script for the 1980 Star Wars film was part of a collection of memorabilia belonging to Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse.
Part of the proceeds of the auction, which raised more than £400,000, will go to Alzheimer s research.
Prowse died in November after a short illness but had been living with Alzheimer s for about 10 years.
Auctioneer Andrew Stowe said more than 2,000 bidders had competed for the 600 lots which went under the hammer at East Bristol Auctions on 4 May - known as Star Wars Day.
Vader s mask and piece of Falcon up for sale from Dave Prowse s estate
Star Wars fans will be able to buy unique memorabilia from the estate of the man who played Darth Vader
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PA REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2020 File photo dated 16/10/99 of Dave Prowse, the Bristol actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, who died aged 85 on 28 November 2020.
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