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‘It’s where the poetry is written in cinema language’: the female editors behind cinema’s masterpieces

In an industry dominated by men, many women dedicate themselves to the craft of editing – as well as managing directors’ egos – to create some of the most celebrated and memorable big-screen classics

The Guardian - UK

Marcia Lucas obituary

Film editor who won an Oscar for her work on Star Wars, which she nevertheless referred to as ‘a kids’ movie’

The Guardian - UK

50 Years Ago, Marcia Lucas Saved Star Wars' Most Crucial Scene

In memory of the essential editor, Marcia Lucas, who crafted the ending of 'Star Wars.'

Inverse

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Marcia Lucas, Star Wars’ Oscar-winning editor and unsung hero, dies at 80

‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancer

The Guardian - AU

Award-winning Star Wars editor and George Lucas’ ex-wife dies

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Marcia Lucas: Oscar-winning editor behind original Star Wars films dies aged 80

Marcia Lucas was married to Star Wars creator George Lucas from 1969 to 1983

The Independent UK

Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas: The toxic friendship that built modern Hollywood

THE READING LIST: A new book captures how Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg went from allies to rivals, driving a filmmaking revolution in the process. By Patrick Smith

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Oh look, a new thing the most annoying Star Wars fans are angry about

Men are angry (and wrong) again...

The Mary Sue

'I think geniuses come up with terrible ideas, too': Former senior artist at Bethesda likens Todd Howard's struggles with complete creative control to George Lucas

"If you don't have somebody to help you filter through these things and give you an honest assessment, it actually does hurt you."

PC Gamer

Star Wars doc reveals the shocking origins of that iconic Darth Vader twist

Marcia Lucas says George Lucas lifted the big 'Empire Strikes Back' twist from a joke at a dinner party. And in 'Icons Unearthed: Star Wars,' that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Inverse

45 years ago, a last-minute Star Wars change unlocked the greatest Jedi power

Without Marcia Lucas, George Lucas might have kept Obi-Wan Kenobi alive forever. Here's how here late-in-the-game suggestion saved 'Star Wars: A New Hope' — and invented Force Ghosts.

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