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   Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 24, 1978) was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera ." [1] She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973). She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in ...

   • Nationality: American
   • Notable works: Eric John Stark series

   • Occupation: Novelist, screenwriter

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   Leigh Brackett. Writer: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Leigh Douglass Brackett was born in 1915 in Los Angeles. She was the author of numerous short stories and books regarding science fiction and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera.

   • Occupation: Writer, Additional Crew, Soundtrack
   • Birth Date: December 7, 1915

   • Author: Leigh Brackett
   • Death Date: March 17, 1978

4. www.denofgeek.com › movies › star-wars-the-empireStar Wars: Leigh Brackett and The Empire Strikes Back You ...

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   May 21, 2021 · Perhaps Brackett isn’t a household name in Star Wars circles today because she died of cancer in March 1978, only weeks after she had turned in the very first draft of the script. But long ...

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6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0102824Leigh Brackett - Biography - IMDb

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   Leigh Brackett. Writer: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Leigh Douglass Brackett was born in 1915 in Los Angeles. She was the author of numerous short stories and books regarding science fiction and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera.

   • Birth Date: December 7, 1915

   • Death Date: March 17, 1978

7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Leigh_BrackettLeigh Brackett - Wikiwand

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   Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973). She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production. In 1956, her book The Long Tomorrow made ...

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   Who is Leigh Brackett?

   • Leigh Douglass Brackett was born in 1915 in Los Angeles. She was the author of numerous short stories and books regarding science fiction and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. Hollywood director Howard Hawks was so impressed by one of her novels that he had his secretary call in "this guy Brackett" to help...

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   Who was Leigh Douglass Brackett?

   • Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep , Rio Bravo , and The Long Goodbye . She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back , elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production.

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   When did Leigh Brackett die?

   • As a screenwriter, she is best known for her work in The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo (1959), and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). She died of cancer in 1978 in Lancaster, California. The character "Sheriff Leigh Brackett" in John Carpenter 's successful independent horror film Halloween (1978) was named after her.

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   Where did Leigh Brackett grow up?

   • Leigh Brackett was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father died when she was very young; her mother did not remarry. She was a tomboy, "tall" and "athletic". She attended a private girls' school in Santa Monica, California, where she was involved in theater and began writing.

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9. www.librarypoint.org › blogs › postThe Astounding Leigh Brackett | Central Rappahannock Regional ...

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   Nov 7, 2018 · Leigh Brackett Trivia: Her first published science fiction story was "Martian Quest," which appeared in the February 1940 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Her first screenplay was for The Vampire's Ghost. The character in the movie Halloween, Sheriff Leigh Brackett, is named for her. Her well-known SF trilogy, The Ginger Star , The Hounds ...

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    The mentor to Ray Bradbury, a masterful storyteller of limitless imagination, exquisite writing skills and quite an impressive range, Leigh Brackett was ahead of her time just as she was ahead of most of her colleagues. What we’ve prepared for you today is a rare conversation Brackett had in 1974 with Starlog Magazine, four years before her ...