Why Did Marcia Lucas Adopt Amanda With George Lucas? A Look At The Ex-Couple's Daughter's Life

One of the most influential female editors in cinematic history, Marcia Lucas, passed away at the age of 80. TMZ has confirmed the report of her passing, along with their family attorney, mentioning that she passed away from health issues. If the reports are to be believed, Marcia passed away at her vacation home in Rancho Mirage, California and was surrounded by her loved ones.

Marcia was one of the well-known film editors, and she was the first wife of the famous filmmaker, George Lucas. Together, the couple shared a daughter, Amanda, whom they adopted. With the passing of Marcia, the world of cinema has been left in utter sadness. Amid this, let's have a look at her parenthood journey with George Lucas and the alleged real reason that she chose to adopt her daughter, Amanda.

Why did George Lucas and Marcia Lucas adopt their daughter, Amanda Lucas?

Marcia Lucas and George Lucas met back in 1967, when they attended film school at the University of Southern California while working as apprentice editors on Journey to the Pacific under Verna Fields. By February 1969, the couple was married. Reportedly, speaking to PEOPLE back in 1977, Marcia revealed that she was planning a family with George and wanted to have a baby, which she described as a project of that particular year. She, reportedly, said:

"Getting our private life together and having a baby. That is the project for the rest of the year."

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As per a blog on Nonenic.Com, while they were trying to get pregnant, they were hit with some bad news, which was that they would not be able to welcome a child together, given that George was sterile. According to Pollock's notes, this was a hard pill to swallow for both of them, and the only option they were left with to have a child together was through adoption. However, reportedly, George, despite claiming that he was ready to retire, was involved in his most ambitious project.

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Marcia Lucas allegedly shared a glimpse of her parenthood journey with George Lucas

Four years later, George Lucas and Marcia Lucas welcomed their daughter into the world in 1981. The couple welcomed their daughter, Amanda, through adoption. Reportedly, Lucas hired Lawrence Kasdan to finish the writing of Return of the Jedi, while Richard Marquand was brought in to direct, and Howard Kazanjian took the seat for production.

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Marcia reportedly spoke about her domestic life, soon after welcoming her daughter. She allegedly revealed that by 6 o'clock every day, she would send everyone home, so there could be only she, her then-husband and their daughter. Marcia revealed that she would cook and clean dishes, while they would take care of their daughter together with George, who would often feed Amanda. Sharing that they had traditional values, Marcia said:

"I make everyone leave at six o'clock so that when George comes home, it's just the two of us and Amanda. Now that we have Amanda we actually have dinner at the table. I cook, I do the dishes, and we give Amanda a bath together. George sometimes feeds her a bottle in the TV room. We just decided to try to keep our lives as normal as possible. We both have very traditional values. When you get a big jolt of money, it's very easy to be in awe of it and lose touch with reality. I don't want to raise children in a fantasy."

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Who is Amanda Lucas?

Amanda Lucas is George Lucas and Marcia Lucas' adopted daughter daughter. After her parents, Marcia and George, divorced in 1983, the couple shared her custody. Amanda is also a former American professional mixed martial artist. She is known by the nickname 'Powerhouse' and has won many Deep matches against Japanese veterans. She also earned a purple belt and is also in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and is also trained in Muay Thai.

In 2013, a documentary was released on Amanda's profession, where George said that he didn't know much about this, until his daughter came to tell him that she wanted to do this. Amanda is married to Jason Hallikainen, and they have a son, Felix, whom they welcomed in 2014, and reportedly, this is in the same year that he stepped back from MMA.

What do you think about Marcia Lucas' parenthood with George Lucas? She also shared a daughter, Amy, with her second husband, Tom Rodrigues.

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