Samwise Gamgee facts
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J.R.R Tolkien got the name for Samwise Gamgee from a doctor called Joseph Sampson Gamgee, the inventor of the 'Gamgee tissue', an absorbent gauze surgical dressing made from cotton wool. Hence, Tolkien named Samwise's wife in The Lord of the Rings books Rosie Cotton.
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J.R.R. Tolkien considered Samwise Gamgee to be the "true hero" of the Lord of the Rings
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The girl that runs towards Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) at the end of LOTR: The Return of the King is his actual daughter.
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Samwise Gamgee went to the Undying lands at 102 years old after his wife passed away, as he too was a ringbearer.
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Sean Astin, days before his audition for Samwise Gamgee, had never heard of The Lord of the Rings.
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During the DVD commentary of the Goonies, Sean Astin unexpectedly left in the middle of the recording after an attempt to give a shoutout to Cyndi Lauper. He put a Samwise Gamgee action figure in his place. His excuse was the recording started late and he had a prior commitment.
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Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) grew up with his mother telling him Desi Arnaz, Jr., was his father.
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Sean Astin's (Samwise Gamgee) mother is Patty Duke. His supposed father include Lucy & Desi's son, Desi Jr, John Astin (The Adams Family), and according to DNA testing, Michael Tell. Astin's mother denied the results of the DNA testing.
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Samwise Gamgee sang "let it go" before Elsa (found a similar link after re-watching movie)
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The character of Samwell Tarly in ASOIAF is a nod to Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings
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Gimli and Samwise Gamgee sailed to the Undying Lands with Legolas in the Fourth Age (after ROTK). The Undying Lands were usually only for immortals and ringbearers.
