Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Legend Dies at 80

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Film editor Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar for her work on the groundbreaking sci-fi blockbuster Star Wars, directed by her then-husband George Lucas, has died.

The San Francisco-based filmmaker https://variety.com/2026/film/news/marcia-lucas-dead-star-wars-editor-1236762833" rel="" target="_self" title="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/marcia-lucas-dead-star-wars-editor-1236762833">died Wednesday at her vacation home in Rancho Mirage, California, following a battle with cancer, according to her https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/marcia-lucas-star-wars-dies-22283085.php" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/marcia-lucas-star-wars-dies-22283085.php">family.

Marcia, who was married to the Star Wars creator from 1969 to 1983, was often referred to as George Lucas’ “secret weapon.” In addition to co-editing American Graffiti with him, she also edited Return of the Jedi.

She was also a close collaborator of Martin Scorsese, having worked as an editor on Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and New York, New York (1977).

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