“Star Wars” screenwriter Lawrence
Kasdan grew up in Morgantown and is a graduate of Morgantown High School.
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| Lawrence Kasdan |
He was born in Miami, where his
mother Sylvia
Landau Sarah was an employment counselor and his father Clarence Norman Kasdan managed retail electronics stores.
Kasdan
has an impressive history as screenwriter, director and producer. He was a
co-writer of “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Return
of the Jedi.”
With
his son, he will co-write the Han Solo spin-off movie.
Kasdan
has been nominated for four Oscars (“The Big Chill,” “Grand Canyon” – a great
but unheralded movie – “The Accidental Tourist.”
The
University of Michigan graduate first planned to be a teacher. Then switched to
his fantastic career.
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