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Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor, Dies at 80

Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor, Dies at 80

Marcia Lucas, Academy Award-Winning Editor for ‘Star Wars’, Passes Away at 80

The image from 1978 captures Marcia Lucas holding the Oscar she received for editing the inaugural “Star Wars” film, which was helmed by her then-husband, George Lucas. Following her divorce, Lucas withdrew from the film industry.


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