Leigh Brackett(1915-1978)

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Leigh Douglass Brackett was born in 1915 in Los Angeles. She was the author of numerous short stories and books regarding science fiction and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. Hollywood director Howard Hawks was so impressed by one of her novels that he had his secretary call in "this guy Brackett" to help William Faulkner write the script for The Big Sleep (1946). As a screenwriter, she is best known for her work in The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo (1959), and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). She died of cancer in 1978 in Lancaster, California.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

8.7

Writer

1980

The Big Sleep

7.9

Writer

1946

The Long Goodbye

7.5

Writer

1973

El Dorado

7.5

Writer

1966

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Mynocks from Space: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
8.9
- original material
- 2025
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
8.4
Video Game
- original film screenplay by
- 2022
Star Wars Audio Comics: YouTube Channel
6.9
TV Series
- original story
- 2018
Christian Frates' Voice Swaps
TV Series
- orginal script by
- 2018
Mando Mercs 5-0 Clan Celebration
Short
- characters
- 2015
Rise of Jobba Fett
Short
- character
- 2015
The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: Director's Cut
6.9
Video
- screenplay
- 2014
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
8.7
Video Game
- original film screenplay by
- 2007
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
8.3
Video Game
- original film screenplay by
- 2006
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
8.0
Video Game
- screenplay
- 1996
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
- screenplay by
- 1980
The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
- story by
- teleplay by
- 1975
Archer
5.7
TV Series
- written by
- 1975
The Long Goodbye
7.5
- screenplay
- 1973
Rio Lobo
6.7
- screenplay by
- 1970

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Born
- December 7, 1915
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
- March 17, 1978
- Lancaster, California, USA(cancer)
Spouse
- Edmond HamiltonDecember 31, 1946 - February 1, 1977 (his death)
Other works
Novel: "Silent Partner"
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 1 Article

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Trivia
The character "Sheriff Leigh Brackett" in John Carpenter's successful independent horror film Halloween (1978) was named after her.

Quotes
They were all collaborations. The filmmaking process is a team effort. A screenwriter cannot possibly do exactly what he wants, as if he was writing a novel. When I write a novel I am God at my own typewriter and there is nobody in between. But when I write a screenplay it must be a compromise because there are so many elements which are outside the writer's province.