Marcia Lucas

Editor · 1945–2026 · Modesto, California, USA

Biography

Marcia Lou Lucas (née Griffin; October 4, 1945 — May 27, 2026) was an Oscar winning American film editor, best known for her work on the Star Wars trilogy (1977–83) as well as other films by her then-husband George Lucas: THX-1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973). She also edited three films by Martin Scorsese: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and New York, New York (1977).

Edited 14

1980s

1983
Return of the Jedi
Editor
77
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Editor
87

1970s

1979
More American Graffiti
Editor
46
1977
New York, New York
Supervising Film Editor
64
Star Wars
Editor
88
1976
Taxi Driver
Supervising Film Editor
86
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Editor
78
1973
American Graffiti
Editor
83
1972
The Candidate
Assistant Editor
72
1971
THX 1138
Assistant Editor
69

1960s

1969
The Rain People
Assistant Editor
71
Medium Cool
Assistant Editor
79
1968
Filmmaker
Editor
The New Cinema
Assistant Editor

Produced 2

1990s

1998
A Good Son
Producer
1996
No Easy Way
Executive Producer

Appearances5

2020s

2026
Icons Unearthed: Harrison Ford
Self - Editor - American Graffiti & Star Wars · 6 episodes
2025
Mr. Scorsese
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
84
2022
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Self - Editor · 6 episodes

2010s

2017
Spielberg
Self
80

2000s

2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
81

Thanked in the credits1

1980s

1981
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Thanks