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Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an Armenian-American film producer best known for the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Howard G. Kazanjian was born on 26 July 1942 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Demolition Man (1993), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
Sep 14, 2021 · Howard Kazanjian, a film producer whose career spans 50 years, has collaborated with Hollywood legends such as Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Sam Peckinpah, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas, and worked on such classics as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi.
- J. W. Rinzler
To the general film-going public the name Howard Kazanjian will be meaningless. The more enlightened amongst us (naturally I’m referring to STARBURST readers) will know him as the producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark , Return of the Jed i as well as once being Lucasfilm’s vice president of production.
Nov 4, 2021 · He has a new memoir about his life, Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life, written by J.W Rinzler, which was just released on Sept. 21, and is in stores now. Check out this interview from The Writer Experience Podcast, and let's talk after the jump.
Howard Kazanjian is a filmmaker who produced three of the greatest films of all time: Star Wars’ “The Empire Strikes Back” (uncredited) and “Return of the Jedi,” and Indiana Jones’ “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an Armenian-American film producer best known for the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Kazanjian was an originating member of Lucasfilm, Ltd., serving as its vice president for approximately eight years (1977 to ...
