As friends, family and Star Wars fans mourn the death of editor Marcia Lucas, Lucasfilm has shared a statement.
The production company, founded by Marcia’s ex-husband George Lucas, paid tribute to the Oscar-winning editor of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), who was also nominated for American Graffiti (1973).
“Lucasfilm was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Marcia Lucas,” they shared in a statement. “The 80-year-old was one of the three editors to take home an Oscar for 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope.”
Laying out her storied career, which also included work on Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), More American Graffiti (1979), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), the statement also included a quote from Marcia.
“I love film editing,” said Marcia. “I have an innate ability to take good material and make it better, and to take bad material and make it fair.”
The statement concluded, “Lucasfilm joins the global filmmaking community in mourning the loss of Marcia Lucas.”
Marcia’s family attorney Deidre Von Rock previously confirmed she died of cancer on Wednesday in Rancho Mirage, CA.
