Marcia Lucas | |
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| Born | Marcia Lou Griffin October 4, 1945 Modesto, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Marcia Lucas Rodrigues |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1968–1983; 1996–1998 |
| Known for | Star Wars |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2, including Amanda Lucas |
Marcia Lou Lucas (née Griffin; born October 4, 1945)[1] is an American film editor. She is best known for her work editing the Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983) as well as other films by her then-husband George Lucas: THX-1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973). She also edited Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and New York, New York (1977).
Lucas won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1977 for Star Wars (1977).[2][3] She was previously nominated for an Academy Award for her film editing on American Graffiti and for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for her work on Taxi Driver. After a career gap while raising her family, Lucas produced two films in the 1990s.
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- "Marcia Lou Griffin, Born 10/04/1945 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Kaminski, Michael (January 6, 2010). "In Tribute to Marcia Griffin". The Secret History of Star Wars. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Chung, Frank (December 17, 2015). "The 'secret weapon' behind Star Wars". News.com.au. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
