Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning editor of Star Wars and New Hollywood pioneer, dies at 80
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Summary
Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning editor of the original 1977 Star Wars and a pioneering figure in New Hollywood cinema, has died at age 80 from metastatic cancer. She was married to George Lucas from 1969 to 1983 and also worked on several Martin Scorsese films. Her contributions to film editing, particularly her crucial role in shaping the original Star Wars trilogy, have been widely recognized as essential to the films' success.
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· 3 pulledHer influence on film is indelible, but those who knew her best will remember the way she made life feel more vivid, more beautiful.
Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the 1977 film Star Wars and was part of a group of pioneering female editors who were essential to film's New Hollywood era, has died aged 80.
She died at home in Rancho Mirage, California, surrounded by loved ones.
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