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Richard Alfred Marquand (22 September 1937 – 4 September 1987) was a Welsh film and television director active in both US and UK film productions, best known for directing the 1983 space opera Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy.
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- Richard Alfred Marquand, 22 September 1937, Cardiff, Wales
- 4 September 1987 (aged 49), Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Richard Marquand was a Welsh director and producer, best known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. He also directed Jagged Edge, Eye of the Needle, and The Legacy, and won two awards and three nominations.
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- Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Richard Marquand was a Welsh director and producer, best known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He also directed Jagged Edge (1985) and NBC Special Treat (1975), and won an Emmy for The Search for the Nile (1971).
- September 22, 1937
- September 4, 1987
Sep 6, 1987 · Richard Marquand, a British director who captivated American movie-goers with ''Return of the Jedi'' and ''Jagged Edge,'' died Friday at a hospital near London. He was 49 years old. A spokesman...
Richard Marquand was a Welsh film director who directed Star Wars, Jagged Edge, Eye of the Needle and other films. He also appeared as an actor in some of his own films and wrote the story for E.M. Forster: His Longest Journey.
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Sep 6, 1987 · Sept. 6, 1987 12 AM PT. British film director Richard Marquand, whose box-office hits included “Jagged Edge” and “Return of the Jedi,” died Friday morning in a hospital outside London. He was...
Richard Marquand was a Welsh director who made "Return of the Jedi" and "Jagged Edge". Learn about his career, ratings, photos, and death on Rotten Tomatoes.
