- "I was hired as the nonfiction editor, which, by LucasBooks' strange definition, also included all of DK's Star Wars books because they are not story driven (but they are)."
- ―Jonathan W. Rinzler
Jonathan W. Rinzler was a former author and executive editor for Lucas Licensing's book division, LucasBooks.[1]
Biography[]
In 2005, Jonathan W. Rinzler was hired to write Star Wars books, beginning with two that were published on the same day,[3] the art book The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[4] and the real-world reference book The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith which offered behind-the-scenes looks at the 2005 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[5] He went on to write the Star Wars Insider supplements The Art of Revenge of the Sith that same year.[6] In 2007, he wrote and published The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film on April 24.[7]
Rinzler wrote additional Star Wars reference books in the 2010s, starting with The Sounds of Star Wars[8] and The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, both published in 2010.[9] Rinzler wrote and published Star Wars: The Blueprints in 2011[10] and The Making of Return of the Jedi in 2013.[11] Rinzler lobbied to be a writer for both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Underworld,[12] and ended up being credited as writer of the sixth season episodes "The Disappeared, Part I"[13] and "The Disappeared, Part II."[14] On July 28, 2021, Rinzler passed away after a eleven month battle with pancreatic cancer.[1]
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Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part I" |
Writer | Television[13] | |
| 2014 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part II" |
Writer | Television[14] |
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External links[]
Official website (backup link)- J. W. Rinzler (@jwrinzler) on Twitter (backup link)
- Jonathan W. Rinzler on SithScribe — Jonathan W. Rinzler's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
- J.W. Rinzler's 2017 Blog: The Rise and Fall of Star Wars on Goodreads' official website (backup link)
