About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1915-12-07
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
N/A

Leigh Brackett

Overview

Leigh Brackett was a Hollywood writer and a noted science fiction and fantasy author who was a regular contributor to various science fiction pulps in the 1940's. She was also a mentor and collaborator of Ray Bradbury. She was married to fellow science fiction pulp writer Edmond Hamilton for 31 years (until his death in 1977).

In Hollywood, she wrote such films as The Long Goodbye, Hatari! and Rio Bravo. She also wrote the first draft of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Shortly after she completed the draft, she died after a battle with cancer.

After her death, George Lucas decided that he did not prefer the direction Brackett's draft was going in. Lucas discarded it and wrote two new drafts with Lawrence Kasdan finishing the script. Brackett's original draft was not mentioned or referenced in the new drafts. However, Lucas felt that her name should be in the credits as a reward for her effort. To ensure Writers Guild of America (which determines screenwriting credit for the film) would award her the credit, Lucas intentionally did not submit his drafts.

Known for

Writing

1980 The Empire Strikes Back Writing Screenplay 83
Very good
1973 The Long Goodbye Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
1970 Rio Lobo Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1966 El Dorado Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1962 Hatari! Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1962 13 West Street Writing Novel 58
Average
1961 Gold of the Seven Saints Writing Writer 59
Average
1959 Rio Bravo Writing Screenplay 72
Good
1954 The Stranger Came Home Writing Novel 58
Average
1946 Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1946 The Big Sleep Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1945 The Vampire's Ghost Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1945 The Vampire's Ghost Writing Story 58
Average