Gloria Katz (1942–2018)
Author of American Graffiti [1973 film]
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Works by Gloria Katz
Souvenirs 1 copy
Associated Works
The Adventures of Indiana Jones: The Complete DVD Movie Collection: Raiders of the Lost Ark / Temple of Doom / Last… (2003) — Screenwriter — 422 copies
Marvel Comics Super Special #30: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Contributor — 17 copies
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- Other names
- Katz, Gloria Pearl
- Birthdate
- 1942-10-25
- Date of death
- 2018-11-25
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cause of death
- cancer (ovarian)
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (Master's | Film)
University of California, Berkeley (BA) - Occupations
- screenwriter
photographer - Relationships
- Huyck, Willard (husband)
- Organizations
- Writers Guild of America (board member)
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Short biography
- Gloria Katz was a movie scriptwriter who worked with her spouse, Willard Huyck (they met in grad school). They had a big success with their second script, for American Graffiti. They were also called in to polish up the script for the first Star Wars movie, where Gloria Katz in particular strengthened the character of Leia Organa.
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Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 491
- Popularity
- #50,320
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 19
Four teenage friends stay out all night.
C (Indifferent).
I can see how it's a classic; it's an extremely imitated movie. A few of those imitations are even good movies. But I don't get the appeal of this one. Is it a nostalgia thing? (Nostalgia for what was only 10 years ago when this came out? It's weird, having grown up in the 90's when everything was Boomer Nostalgia 24/7, to realize pop culture could be nostalgic for something so recent.)
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