Marcia Lucas

Marcia Lucas, 80, died on May 27, 2026. Marcia Lucas was known publicly as an American film editor (''Star Wars'', ''Taxi Driver'', ''American Graffiti''). Marcia Lou Lucas (née Griffin; born October 4, 1945) was an American film editor. She is best known for her work editing Star Wars (1977) and Return of the Jedi (1983) as well as other films by her then-husband George Lucas: THX 1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973). She also edited Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and New York, New York (1977). Lucas won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Star Wars. She was previously nominated for an Academy Award for her film editing on American Graffiti and for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Taxi Driver. Public biographical listings identify Lucas as an American film editor (''Star Wars'', ''Taxi Driver'', ''American Graffiti''). This public record remains centered on Lucas's work as an American film editor (''Star Wars'', ''Taxi Driver'', ''American Graffiti'') and the documented milestones of that career.