- Richard Marquand
Infobox actor
name = Richard Marquand
caption = Richard Marquand
birthdate =22 September ,1937
birthplace =Llanishen ,Cardiff
deathdate =4 September ,1987
deathplace =Tunbridge Wells ,Kent Richard Marquand (
22 September ,1937 [http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Richard-Marquand.html Richard Marquand Biography (1937-) ] ] –4 September ,1987 ) was a Welshfilm director best known for directing the blockbuster "Star Wars " film "Return of the Jedi ".Marquand was born in
Llanishen ,Cardiff , the son of Rachel E. (née Rees) andHilary Marquand , who was a member of Parliament. He was educated atEmanuel School , the Université d'Aix-Marseille inMarseille, France and King's College,Cambridge . In 1970, he began a career writing and directing fortelevision andmotion picture s. His noted films include "Eye of the Needle" (1981) and "Jagged Edge" (1985).Marquand was then chosen by producer
George Lucas to direct "". In his commentary track on the DVD, Lucas explains that Marquand "had done some great suspense films and was really good with actors. "Eye of the Needle" was the film I'd seen that he had done that impressed by the most, it was really nice done and had a lot of energy and suspense". Marquand is the only non-American to have directed a "Star Wars" movie.In 1987, Marquand directed "
Hearts of Fire ", a film vehicle for rock iconBob Dylan . The film was reviewed extremely poorly and went almoststraight to video . Four years after the release of "Jedi", Marquand died of astroke in Tunbridge Wells,Kent at the age of 49. His sonJames Marquand is also a director.References
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