Oscar winner Marcia Lucas, the former wife of George Lucas who edited some of the seminal films of the 1970s, including the original “Star Wars,” has died.
Lucas, whose primary residence was in San Francisco, died at her vacation home in Rancho Mirage (Riverside County) on the evening of Wednesday, May 27, her family told the Chronicle through their San Francisco attorney, Deidre Von Rock. The cause was metastatic cancer.
“Marcia was a force,” her family said in a statement. “A true trailblazer for women in film and one of the most influential editors in cinematic history; she helped redefine what film editing could be and paved the way for generations of women who followed.”…