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B London drew bids from
all around the world on
December 11, 2018, when
it hosted an auction of sketchbooks
and individual pieces of artwork from
the movie career of Academy Award-
winning costume designer John Mollo,
who died in 2017.
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Of special interest to Star Wars
aficionados were numerous examples
of Mollo’s designs for Star Wars: A New
Hope (1977) and The Empire Strikes
Back (1980), including a sketch of
Princess Leia’s famous hooded gown
(Lot 55, which fetched over $10,000).
The biggest ticket items were two
complete sketchbooks (Lots 56 and
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tar Wars Insider was
S saddened to learn of the
passing of Gloria Katz,
the Oscar-nominated
screenwriter who, alongside husband
Willard Hyuck, was responsible for
scripting American Graffiti (1973),
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984), and contributing some of the
67), filled with costume sketches
and notes for the fi rst two Star Wars
movies. Mollo’s sketchbook for A New
Hope—his first screen credit as costume
designer, for which he earned his fi rst
Oscar—sold for $126,000.
A complete catalogue detailing all of
the items featured in the auction can
be found at bonhams.com.
most memorable dialogue for Star
Wars: A New Hope (1977).
Of all George Lucas’ collaborators
input of Katz and Hyuck was certainly
a huge boon for the first movie in
the saga. Given the task by Lucas to
polish his script shortly before fi lming
commenced, the couple introduced
additional humor and helped develop
Princess Leia into a force to be
reckoned with, in turn adding extra
depth and sparkle to what would
become a timeless classic.