Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Edward Kasdan is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known as cowriter of the films The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi. Kasdan cowrote the Star Wars sequel trilogy film Star Wars The Force Awakens, and will cowrite the series Han Solo spinoff film.

Kasdan was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Sylvia Sarah , an employment counselor, and Clarence Norman Kasdan, who managed retail electronics stores. His brother is the writerproducer Mark Kasdan. His family is Jewish. He was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he graduated from Morgantown High School in 1966.

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