Gloria Katz

Gloria Pearl Katz ( born October 25, 1942 in Los Angeles ) is an American screenwriter and producer.

Katz wrote with Willard Huyck, since November 25, 1969, her husband, numerous screenplays and acted as a producer for his films. She is best known for her collaboration with George Lucas. Lucas wrote with her and her husband the screenplay for American Graffiti. For this, they were nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards 1974 in the category. 1984 Katz and Huyck wrote the screenplay for Lucas ' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which was successful worldwide. In 1986 the little successful film Howard - the Duck, in which her ​​husband directed. The film received numerous nominations for the Golden Raspberry. Then turned to Katz a longer dry spell a. The last script on which she was involved, she wrote for Mel Smith's film Radioland Murders.

Her brother is the cinematographer Stephen M. Katz.

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