Oscar-Winning 'Star Wars' Editor Marcia Lucas Dies At 80

Oscar-Winning 'Star Wars' Editor Marcia Lucas Dies At 80

Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning editor of the original 1977 *Star Wars* and co-editor of *Return of the Jedi*, died Wednesday at 80 from metastatic cancer. Her case is a reminder that in the New Hollywood era, film editing was one of the few senior creative roles accessible to women — and that the credited director is rarely the sole author of a film's impact.