Willard Huyck | |
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Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
September 8, 1945
Occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
Years active | 1969–present |
Spouse(s) | Gloria Katz |
Awards |
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay |
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
1973 American Graffiti
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
1973 American Graffiti
Willard Huyck (born September 8, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his association with George Lucas.
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.
Huyck married Katz in 1969.