Marcia Lucas, an Oscar-winning film editor known for her work on the original 1977 “Star Wars,” has died at age 80. Multiple outlets report that her family’s attorney confirmed she died of cancer in Rancho Mirage, California, and that the cancer had become metastatic. Lucas won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for “Star Wars: A New Hope,” which was edited with other credited editors as part of a team. She was also nominated for editing “American Graffiti,” and she worked on George Lucas’s earlier film “THX 1138.” In addition to “Star Wars,” reports say she edited “Return of the Jedi” in 1983. Some coverage also notes that her career included editing or supervisory roles on other major films, reflecting her broader work in the industry beyond her collaborations with George Lucas. Lucasfilm issued a tribute after her death, describing her as a key figure in the creation of “Star Wars.” She was previously married to George Lucas from 1969 to 1983, and her editing contributions are frequently cited as influential to the development of the franchise’s early sound and pacing.
Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor and ‘American Graffiti’ Alum, Dies at 80
Marcia Lucas, an Oscar-winning film editor known for her work on the original 1977 “Star Wars,” has died at age 80. Multiple outlets report that her family’s attorney confirmed she died of cancer in R...
- Marcia Lucas, a film editor, dies at age 80 in Rancho Mirage, California.
- Her family’s attorney confirms she died of cancer, described as metastatic in some reports.
- She wins an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for “Star Wars: A New Hope.”
- She is nominated for film editing for “American Graffiti” and also works on George Lucas’s “THX 1138.”
- She edits “Return of the Jedi” and shares credit on “Star Wars” editing with other editors.
Film editor who won an Oscar for her work on Star Wars, which she nevertheless referred to as ‘a kids’ movie’In February 1977, George Lucas screened a rough cut of his science-fiction fantasy Star Wars, devoid of any music or special effects, to a select audience at his home in northern California. Among those in attendance, reported Peter Biskind in his book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, were studio executives from 20th Century Fox, colleagues such as the screenwriter Gloria Katz and the director Brian De Palma. Katz recalled that the screening was greeted by “stunned silence”. De Palma was heard asking: “What is this shit?”Lucas’s wife Marcia, who had edited Star Wars with Richard Chew and Paul Hirsch, was in tears, convinced the film was doomed. Katz advised her: “Don’t cry when there are people from the studio there.” Continue reading...
1 month agoA close collaborator with George Lucas, her first husband, she was “the warmth and the heart” of his early films, the actor Mark Hamill said.
1 month agoMarcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning film editor of 'Star Wars,' died Wednesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 80.
1 month ago‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancerMarcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the 1977 film Star Wars and was part of a group of pioneering female editors who were essential to film’s New Hollywood era, has died aged 80.Lucas, who was married to the Star Wars creator, George Lucas, from 1969 to 1983, died on Wednesday from metastatic cancer, her attorney Deidre Von Rock said in an email to the Associated Press. Continue reading...
1 month agoMarcia Lucas was married to Star Wars creator George Lucas from 1969 to 1983
1 month agoThe Oscar-winning film editor was pivotal to New Hollywood films of the 1970s.
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