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Gary Kurtz(1940-2018)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Gary Kurtz
After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Gary Kurtz was born on 27 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), The Dark Crystal (1982) and American Graffiti (1973). He was previously married to Stephanie Clare Gabriel, Roberta Jimenez and Meredith Marie Alsup. He died on 23 September 2018 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 27, 1940
DiedSeptember 23, 2018(78)
BornJuly 27, 1940
DiedSeptember 23, 2018(78)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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George Lucas and Gary Kurtz in The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)
Gary Kurtz
Jeremy Bulloch, Gary Kurtz, and Paul Klein in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Gary Kurtz in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Irvin Kershner and Gary Kurtz in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Irvin Kershner, Gary Kurtz, Kathryn Mullen, Kermit the Frog, and Miss Piggy in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
"Star Wars" Dir. George Lucas & Prod. Gary Kurtz 1977 Lucas Films

Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1977
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal
7.1
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1982
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1973
Mingus Johnston in Centurion Resurrection (2014)
Centurion Resurrection
7.2
Short
  • Producer
  • 2014

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Producer

  • Starsailor
    • Pre-production
  • 5-25-77 (2022)
    5-25-77
  • Gangster Kittens (2016)
    Gangster Kittens
  • Mingus Johnston in Centurion Resurrection (2014)
    Centurion Resurrection
  • Resistance (2008)
    Resistance
  • Friends and Heroes (2007)
    Friends and Heroes
  • The Tale of Jack Frost (2004)
    The Tale of Jack Frost
    • (uncredited)
  • The Animated Odyssey (2000)
    The Animated Odyssey
  • Alfred Molina and Helen Slater in The Steal (1995)
    The Steal
  • The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
    The Thief and the Cobbler
    • (uncredited)
  • Mickey's Nutcracker
  • Slipstream (1989)
    Slipstream
  • Fairuza Balk, Brian Henson, John Alexander, Sean Barrett, Denise Bryer, Justin Case, Lyle Conway, Stewart Harvey-Wilson, Stephen Norrington, Tim Rose, Deep Roy, Michael Sundin, and Mak Wilson in Return to Oz (1985)
    Return to Oz
  • The Dark Crystal (1982)
    The Dark Crystal
    • (produced by)
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    • (produced by)
  • The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977)
    The Making of 'Star Wars'

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Dark Crystal (1982)
    The Dark Crystal
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    • (uncredited)
  • John Carradine, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron Hagerthy, Don Kelly, Jennifer Lea, and Danny Martins in The Hostage (1967)
    The Hostage
  • Jack Nicholson in Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
    Ride in the Whirlwind
  • Beach Ball (1965)
    Beach Ball

Production Manager

  • Friends and Heroes (2007)
    Friends and Heroes
  • John Carradine, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron Hagerthy, Don Kelly, Jennifer Lea, and Danny Martins in The Hostage (1967)
    The Hostage
  • Queen of Blood (1966)
    Queen of Blood
  • Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)
    Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Personal details

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    • July 27, 1940
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • September 23, 2018
    • London, England, UK(Cancer)
    • September 2003 - September 23, 2018 (his death)
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    • 6 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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    Came up with the title for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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    [about the Star Wars movies] In terms of a saga of interrelated stories we always wanted to have each picture directed by a different person, to add a slightly different style or focus to the overall development, so that when they were eventually seen in a group one could see how the individual filmic styles added to the development of the characters.
    • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
      (1977)
      $50,000 + 5% of the net profits

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