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Gary Kurtz

Production · 1940–2018 · Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Filmography

2021Remembering Return to OzSelf
2019The Empire Strikes Door
2016Gangster KittensExecutive Producer
2015The Definitive History of Star WarsContributor
2015I Am Your FatherHimself
2013Jodorowsky's DuneSelf - Film Producer
2010The People vs. George LucasSelf
20085-25-77Producer
2007Friends and HeroesSupervising Producer
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf
1998The Destruction of Troy and the Adventures of OdysseusAnimation Supervisor
1995The StealProducer
1989The Making of Slipstream
1989SlipstreamProducer
1985Return to OzExecutive Producer
1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Self
1982The Dark CrystalProducer
1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf
1980The Empire Strikes BackProducer
1980Star Wars: Music by John WilliamsSelf
1977The Making of Star WarsSelf
1977Star WarsProducer
1974The Godfather Part IIPhotographer in Court (uncredited)
1973American GraffitiCo-Producer
1973To Be FreeEditor
1971ChandlerAssociate Producer
1971Two-Lane BlacktopAssociate Producer
1970ImagoEditor
1966The ShootingAssistant Camera
1965Beach BallAssistant Director

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