- Willard Huyck
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name = Willard Huyck
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birthdate = birth date and age|1945|9|8
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occupation =Screenwriter ,Film director
yearsactive = 1969 - present
spouse =Gloria Katz
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awards = awd|National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|1973|American Graffiti
awd|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 withGeorge Lucas . Along with his wifeGloria Katz , Huyck has created the screenplays of films including "American Graffiti " and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ". 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."
Directing filmography
* "
Messiah of Evil " ("Dead People") (1973)
* "French Postcards" (1979)
* "Best Defense " (1984)
* "Howard the Duck" ("Howard: A New Breed of Hero") (1986)External links
*imdb name|0404754
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