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Gloria Katz was an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for her association with George Lucas. Along with her husband Willard Huyck, Katz created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Howard the Duck. Katz was of Jewish descent. Though uncredited, Katz and Willard secretly edited Lucas's Star Wars script as she acted as a script doctor for Lucas. Katz and Huyck are responsible for a lot of humor and the development of Princess Leia' s iconic character in the Star Wars script. She died from ovarian cancer in 2018 at the age of 76.
Birth Name
Gloria Pearl Katz
Born
Sunday, 25 October 1942
Died
Sunday, 25 November 2018
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Herself / Self | 2006 |
| Movies That Shook the World | Self | 2005 |
| Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | Self | 2003 |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | 2003 |
| The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Herself / Self | 1998 |
| French Postcards | Chief Snail | 1979 |
| Messiah of Evil | Ticket Booth Zombie | 1973 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Herself / Self | 2006 |
| Movies That Shook the World | Self | 2005 |
| Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | Self | 2003 |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | 2003 |
| The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Herself / Self | 1998 |
| French Postcards | Chief Snail | 1979 |
| Messiah of Evil | Ticket Booth Zombie | 1973 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Messiah of Evil | 1973 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Howard the Duck | 1986 |
| Best Defense | 1984 |
| French Postcards | 1979 |
| Messiah of Evil | 1973 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1974 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced | Nominated |
