Events February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for the Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back September - George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch. November 17 - The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming sequel. US Supreme Court lists words that should not be used in movies. Top Grossing Films of the Year Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta Grease National Lampoon's Animal House, starring John Belushi Superman, starring Christopher Reeve Jaws 2 Every Which Way But Loose The Deer Hunter Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis Up in Smoke Revenge of the Pink Panther Midnight Express Births April 22 - Daniel Johns, singer/guitarist/songwriter June 1 - Danielle Harris, voice actress in The Wild Thornberrys November 9 - Sisqo, rap singer/actor/songwriter Deaths March 24 – Leigh Brackett, science fiction writer August 24 - Louis Prima, bandleader, voice actor ("King Louie of the Apes" in The Jungle Book) August 26 - Charles Boyer, actor September 9 - Jack Warner, Hollywood studio founder September 30 - Edgar Bergen, actor Other Movies Released [Damien: Omen II], starring William Holden The Lord of the Rings, animated film by Ralph Bakshi