Years active 1969–present Parents Willard Miller Huyck Sr. | Role Screenwriter Name Willard Huyck Children Rebecca Huyck | |
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Born September 8, 1945 (age 79) ( 1945-09-08 ) Minneapolis, Minnesota Occupation Screenwriter, film director Awards National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay1973 American GraffitiNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay1973 American GraffitiAcademy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay American Graffiti Books Lucky Lady, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Movies Howard the Duck, Messiah of Evil, Indiana Jones and the Templ, American Graffiti, Best Defense Similar People Gloria Katz, George Lucas, Ed Gale, Jeffrey Jones, Paul Le Mat |
Willard Huyck - Screenwriter
Willard Huyck (born September 8, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his association with George Lucas.
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They met as students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and became members of Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope group of filmmakers. Along with his wife Gloria Katz, Huyck has created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti, Lucky Lady, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Radioland Murders, He also directed four films he co-wrote with Gloria Katz, Messiah of Evil, French Postcards, Best Defense, and Howard the Duck.
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Personal life
Huyck married Katz in 1969.
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