Gary Kurtz was born on 27 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Yıldız Savaşları: Bölüm IV - Yeni Bir Umut (1977), Siyah Kristal (1982) and Gençlik Yılları (1973). He was married to Stephanie Clare Gabriel, Roberta Jimenez and Meredith Marie Alsup. He died on 23 September 2018 in London, England, UK.