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

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

Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning editor of the original *Star Wars* (1977) alongside Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew, died at 80 from metastatic cancer. Her career across *Taxi Driver*, *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* and *Raiders of the Lost Ark* established film editing as a senior creative role where women could lead — a precedent still shaping how studios structure post-production.