Willard Huyck

Also Known As: Willard Miller Huyck

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 along with others, they became members of a renowned group of amateur filmmakers called The Dirty Dozen. Along with his wife Gloria Katz, Huyck has created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, as well as collaborating with George Lucas on the original Star Wars. He has directed four films, the last being the notorious Howard the Duck (1986). He still writes screenplays and scripts following Howard The Duck including Mothers, Daughters and Lovers, Radioland Murders and the upcoming Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse. His last name is pronounced "Hike." Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Huyck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Department: Writing

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S

Adult: No

Birthday: September 08, 1945

Age: 79 years old

Gender: Male

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Messiah of Evil
Remembering Messiah of Evil
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy