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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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Gary Kurtz 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 died on 23 September 2018 in London, England, UK. See his biography, awards, trivia, filmography and more on IMDb.
- July 27, 1940
- September 23, 2018
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 · The producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Kurtz died on Sunday, September 23, 2018. He was 78. He was a key figure in the history of Star Wars and Lucasfilm, and a man of immense talent and intelligence. He produced other films such as American Graffiti, The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz.
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".
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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.
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 ...
