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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).
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11 Photos. 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), The Dark Crystal (1982) and American Graffiti (1973). He was married to Stephanie Clare Gabriel, Roberta Jimenez and Meredith Marie Alsup.
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- September 23, 2018
Sep 24, 2018 · September 24, 2018. Gary Kurtz, the legendary producer of Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), died on Sunday, September 23. He was 78. A key figure in the history of Star Wars and Lucasfilm, Kurtz's gifts for storytelling can be felt in all his work.
Sep 24, 2018 · VCG via Getty Images. 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 about a year. He died Sunday in North London, England, according to a family statement provided by his daughter, Tiffany Hillkurtz.
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Sep 26, 2018 · Ryan Gilbey. Wed 26 Sep 2018 09.52 EDT. The producer Gary Kurtz, who has died aged 78 after suffering from cancer, was one of the driving forces behind George Lucas’s 1977 blockbuster Star...
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Sep 24, 2018 · Sep. 24, 2018. StarWars.com. Legendary Hollywood producer Gary Kurtz died on Sunday at the age of 78, but to devoted Star Wars fans and film buffs, he will forever be remembered as the Han...
Dec 24, 2019 · Kurtz has attached himself as producer to 1977, an independent film that follows the lives of a group of teenagers on the day that Star Wars opens. With the upcoming video release of Star Wars Episode 1, Chris Gore caught up with Gary Kurtz to discuss American Graffiti, Star Wars, and arguably the best film of the space saga, The Empire Strikes ...
