Marcia Lucas

Marcia Lou Lucas (née Griffin; born October 4, 1945) is an American film editor. She is best known for her work editing the Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983) as well as other films by her then-husband George Lucas: THX-1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973). She also edited Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and New York, New York (1977).

Marcia Lucas
Lucas in 1974
Born
Marcia Lou Griffin

(1945-10-04) October 4, 1945
Other namesMarcia Lucas Rodrigues
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1968–1983; 1996–1998
Known forStar Wars
Spouses
(m. 1969; div. 1983)
    Tom Rodrigues
    (m. 1983; div. 1993)
    Children2, including Amanda Lucas

    Lucas won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1977 for Star Wars (1977). She was previously nominated for an Academy Award for her film editing on American Graffiti and for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for her work on Taxi Driver. After a career gap while raising her family, Lucas produced two films in the 1990s.

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