--- name: "Marcia Lucas" canonical: "https://film.one/person/marcia-lucas" fi1m_id: "marcia-lucas" imdb_id: "nm0524235" tmdb_id: 2551 wikidata_id: "Q463119" roles: ["Editor"] born: "4 October 1945" died: "27 May 2026" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_over: 5 updated: "2026-09-17T14:55:59.344593+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Marcia Lucas ## Identity Marcia Lucas - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marcia-lucas - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** marcia-lucas - **IMDb ID:** nm0524235 - **TMDB ID:** 2551 - **Wikidata ID:** Q463119 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Lucas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463119, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2551 Editor. Born 4 October 1945 in Modesto, California, USA. Died 27 May 2026. ## Details - **Work:** Editor - **Born:** 4 October 1945, Modesto, California, USA - **Died:** 27 May 2026 - **Active:** 1973–1983 - **Also known as:** Marcia Lou Lucas, Marsha Griffin, Marcia Griffin - **Frequently works with:** [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [George Lucas](https://film.one/person/george-lucas.md), [Harrison Ford](https://film.one/person/harrison-ford.md), [Mark Hamill](https://film.one/person/mark-hamill.md), [Anthony Daniels](https://film.one/person/anthony-daniels.md), [Billy Dee Williams](https://film.one/person/billy-dee-williams.md), [Gary Kurtz](https://film.one/person/gary-kurtz.md), [Howard G. Kazanjian](https://film.one/person/howard-g-kazanjian.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (3), 1980s 84 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 74 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 3, Science Fiction 3, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,055m across 5 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Lucas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463119, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2551 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*The Empire Strikes Back*](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md) (92), [*Star Wars*](https://film.one/film/star-wars.md) (88), [*Return of the Jedi*](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md) (75) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Marcia Lucas was an American film editor. She is best known for her work on the original *Star Wars* trilogy, serving as one of the editors on *Star Wars* (1977), *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and *Return of the Jedi* (1983). She also edited *American Graffiti* (1973) and three films by Martin Scorsese: *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1974), *Taxi Driver* (1976) and *New York, New York* (1977). Born Marcia Lou Griffin on 4 October 1945 in Modesto, California, she began her career as a film librarian and assistant editor before working on features. She was married to filmmaker George Lucas from 1969 to 1983. With co-editors Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew, she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for *Star Wars* and received an earlier nomination for *American Graffiti*. Lucas died on 27 May 2026 in Rancho Mirage, California. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ew.com, theguardian.com, variety.com, deadline.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md) - *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md) - *Star Wars* (1977), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars.md) - *Taxi Driver* (1976), Fi1m 92, Supervising Film Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md) - *American Graffiti* (1973), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/american-graffiti.md) ## Complete filmography (17) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *A Good Son* (1998), Producer - *No Easy Way* (1996), Executive Producer - *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md) - *The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'* (1981), Thanks - *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md) - *More American Graffiti* (1979), Editor - *New York, New York* (1977), Supervising Film Editor - *Star Wars* (1977), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars.md) - *Taxi Driver* (1976), Supervising Film Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md) - *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1974), Editor - *American Graffiti* (1973), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/american-graffiti.md) - *The Candidate* (1972), Assistant Editor - *THX 1138* (1971), Assistant Editor - *Medium Cool* (1969), Assistant Editor - *The Rain People* (1969), Assistant Editor - *Filmmaker* (1968), Editor - *The New Cinema* (1968), Assistant Editor ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 1978: Best Film Editing (won), for *Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope* - 1974: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *American Graffiti* ### Other awards — 2 won - Saturn Awards 1979: Best Editing (won), for *Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope* - Saturn Awards 1978: Best Editing (won), for *Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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