But since that short gig, Heyer says it has been an almost four-decade battle to receive credit for her work. Her ability to work fast, yet with an eye for detail, led Lucasfilm to tap her to draw what she referred to as a new version of Carrie Fisher’s character Princess Leia. Photos By Andrew PridgenĪt the time, Heyer’s work was mostly known from her day job, meticulous pen-and-ink renderings of hats, dresses and boots in newspaper ads sharing prime real estate next to notable gadfly scribes of the day, like Herb Caen, Art Hoppe and Leah Garchik. Though some of Marilee Heyer's sketches of the bikini Carrie Fisher wore in "Return of the Jedi" did not make the final cut, other looks for Fisher's Princess Leia signaled a transition for the character and set in motion the way women would look and be portrayed in the "Star Wars" universe from then on.
6, a three-week freelance gig for Lucasfilm working on “Return of the Jedi” - the third and final installment in the original “Star Wars” trilogy.
For Heyer, the job had elicited emotions of elation, uncertainty and being thrust into a once-in-a-lifetime environment with generational talent.
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