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Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with ...
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Sep 24, 2018 · Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars, has died at the age of 78. ... He is survived by a wife, three children, a massive archive of movie stills, and millions of grateful fans.
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Gary Kurtz. Producer: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Gary Kurtz was born on 27 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), American Graffiti (1973) and The Dark Crystal (1982). He was previously married to Stephanie Clare Gabriel, Roberta Jimenez and Meredith Marie Alsup. He died on 23 September ...
- July 27, 1940
- September 23, 2018
Sep 26, 2018 · Gary Kurtz, left, with George Lucas in 1977. They parted company prior to the making of what was the third Star Wars film in the trilogy, Return of the Jedi, 1983. ... He is survived by his wife ...
- Ryan Gilbey
Oct 3, 2018 · Gary Douglas Kurtz was born in Los Angeles on July 27, 1940. His mother, Sara (Briar) Kurtz, was an interior designer, painter and sculptor. His father, Eldo, was a chemical engineer and photographer.
Sep 24, 2018 · By Brent Lang. “ Star Wars ” producer Gary Kurtz died of cancer on Sunday, his family said in a statement. He was 78. In addition to helping bring the Skywalker stories to the big screen ...
Sep 24, 2018 · Gary Kurtz, a legendary film producer who launched the original “Star Wars” trilogy alongside George Lucas, has died. He was 78. Friends and colleagues say Kurtz had been fighting cancer for ...
