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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 ...
Gary Kurtz was a filmmaker who worked on Star Wars, American Graffiti and The Dark Crystal. He was born in 1940 in Los Angeles, died in 2018 in London, and was married three times.
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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 · Gary Kurtz, who produced Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, passed away on September 23, 2018. He was a key figure in the history of Star Wars and Lucasfilm, and a gifted storyteller who worked with George Lucas on several films.
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Sep 24, 2018 · Gary Kurtz, producer of the first two instalments in the Star Wars series, has died in north London aged 78. In a statement, his family said he died of cancer and would be "hugely missed". Kurtz ...
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.
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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 ...
