Age: 79
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Willard Huyck (born September 8, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his association with George Lucas.
They met as students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and became members of Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope group of filmmakers. Along with his wife Gloria Katz, Huyck has created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti, Lucky Lady, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Radioland Murders, as well as uncredited work on the original Star Wars. He also directed four films he co-wrote with Gloria Katz, Messiah of Evil, French Postcards, Best Defense, and Howard the Duck.
Huyck and Katz moved in together in 1967. They lived together for two years then got married in 1969.