The character of Maz Kanata was based on J.J. Abrams' former English teacher, Rose Gilbert, whose large glasses apparently matched those of Maz. When beginning pre-production, it was revealed that production designer Rick Carter also had Gilbert as a teacher, and when coming up with the design of Maz, tried to contact Gilbert to let her know, but sadly, she had died at the age of 95.

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