▁Will ard ▁H uy ck , ▁K atz ▁created ▁the ▁screen plays ▁of ▁films ▁including ▁American ▁Gra ff iti , ▁Indiana ▁Jones ▁and ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Do om ▁and ▁Howard ▁the ▁D uck . ▁K atz ▁was ▁of ▁Jewish ▁descent . ▁Though ▁un cred ited , ▁K atz ▁and ▁Will ard ▁secret ly ▁edited ▁Lucas ' s ▁Star ▁Wars ▁script ▁as ▁she ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁script ▁doctor ▁for ▁Lucas . ▁K atz ▁and ▁H uy ck ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁humor ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Princess ▁Le ia ' ▁s ▁icon ic ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁script . ▁She ▁died ▁from ▁o var ian ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 6 . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁▁ ▁Mess iah ▁of ▁Ev il ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁ ▁American ▁Gra ff iti ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁ ▁L ucky ▁Lady ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁ ▁French ▁Post cards ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁ ▁Best ▁Def ense ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁ ▁Indiana ▁Jones ▁and ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Do om ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁ ▁Howard ▁the ▁D uck ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁ ▁M oth ers , ▁D augh ters ▁and ▁Lo vers ▁( TV ▁movie ) ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ ▁Rad i ol and ▁Mur ders ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category