What is Gary Kurtz?
[[File:Gary Kurtz1.jpg|thumb|Kurtz in 2002]] '''Gary Douglas Kurtz''' (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an [[Americans|American]] [[movie producer]]. He is known for helping produce the movies ''[[American Graffiti]]'' (1973), ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]'' (1977), ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980), ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' (1982) and ''[[Return to Oz]]'' (1985). Kurtz was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He was twice [[divorce]]d. He had three children. He later married Clare Gabriel in 2003. Kurt died of [[cancer]] in [[North London]], [[England]], at the age of 78.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|title=‘Star Wars’ Producer Gary Kurtz Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/gary-kurtz-dead-dies-star-wars-1202954316/|work=Variety|access-date=September 24, 2018|date=September 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45632165|title=Gary Kurtz, Star Wars producer, dies at 78|publisher=[[BBC]]|website=[[BBC News]]|access-date=September 24, 2018|date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0476030}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtz, Gary}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in London]] [[Category:Movie producers from Los Angeles]] {{US-bio-stub}}