Person · Producer · Active 1965–1989
Gary Kurtz
1940–2018, Los Angeles
American producer, born in Los Angeles. Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Produced six films on this site, including Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and American Graffiti (1973).
Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill.
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Kurtz's next production was The Dark Crystal, a 1982 American-British fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
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Regulars
Films in this guide
1970s
1980s
- Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)producer
- The Dark Crystal (1982)producer
- Return to Oz (1985)producer
- Slipstream (1989)producer