Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck
Born Willard Miller Huyck, Jr.
(1945-09-08) September 8, 1945
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Occupation Screenwriter, film director
Years active 1969–present
Spouse(s)
Gloria Katz (m. 1969)
Awards

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
1973 American Graffiti

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
1973 American Graffiti

Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay American Graffiti

Willard Miller Huyck, Jr. (born September 8, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director and producer,[1] best known for his association with George Lucas.[2]

Career

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,[1] He also directed four films he co-wrote with Gloria Katz, Messiah of Evil, French Postcards, Best Defense, and Howard the Duck.[2]

Personal life

Huyck married Katz in 1969.[3] They have one daughter, Rebecca, born in 1983.

Select credits

References

  1. 1 2 "Willard Huyck". The New York Times.
  2. 1 2 James, Caryn (August 1, 1986). "Howard the Duck (1986) SCREEN: FROM GEORGE LUCAS, 'HOWARD THE DUCK'". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck's Best Defense Against Critics Is Their Screenwriting Track Record" By Donald G. McNeil Jr. August 20, 1984 People Magazine accessed 22 April 2015


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