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George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and THX. Lucas served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Lucas is a key figure of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement. Despite significant success in Hollywood, he has mostly been an independent filmmaker.
Lucas graduated from the University of Southern California in 1967 and co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. His first significant success was American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his early life in Modesto, California. Lucas then moved onto the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), which despite a difficult production process became a worldwide phenomenon. His next work included the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Lucas also collaborated with Spielberg to create, produce and co-write Indiana Jones movies. He later returned to the Star Wars universe with a prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). Lucas is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams.
Lucas is one of the most financially successful filmmakers in history. He is a significant figure in the development of big-budget films in the U.S., especially from the late 1980s to the 2012 Disney sale. Apart from his career as a filmmaker, Lucas has been a strong supporter of education and the arts, including the George Lucas Educational Foundation and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, in collaboration with his wife, Mellody Hobson.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: George Walton Lucas Jr.
Born: Modesto, California, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: May 14, 1944
Occupations: Film director, producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur
Years Active: 1965-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Marcia Griffin, Mellody Hobson
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Awards and Nominations Received by George Lucas
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Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeMovies Featuring George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
THX 1138
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Face of Unity
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Milius
And the Oscar Goes To…
On Set With Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Spielberg
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge - Adventure Awaits
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Kurosawa
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in ‘Episode II’
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of ‘Episode II’
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Artifact from the Future: The Making of ‘THX 1138’
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Hollywood’s Greatest Villains
Star Warriors
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Fog City Mavericks
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Alien Planet
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
The Chosen One
The Sci-Fi Boys
Journey Through the Labyrinth
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making ‘A Clockwork Orange’
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Heckler
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
The Pixar Story
Martin Scorsese Directs
Making of ‘Dreams’
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
The Making of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Here’s Looking At You, Warner Bros.
The Making of Captain EO
Citizen Steve
The Skywalker Legacy
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Willow: Behind the Magic
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
The Skywalker Legacy
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
The Emperor
George Lucas: Maker of Films
Freiheit
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB
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The New Cinema
The Making of Star Wars
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
The Harryhausen Chronicles
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
The Making of ‘American Graffiti’
Bald: The Making of ‘THX 1138’
The Mythology of Star Wars
1:42.08
Filmmaker
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
The Making of ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’
Career Timeline
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2023
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Self
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
self
2021
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Face of Unity
Self
And the Oscar Goes To…
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema
Self
2013
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Executive Producer (archive footage)
Milius
Self
2007
Star Warriors
Self
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Self (voice)
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Journey Through the Labyrinth
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making ‘A Clockwork Orange’
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Heckler
Self
The Pixar Story
Self
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Hollywood’s Greatest Villains
Self
Alien Planet
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
The Chosen One
Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of ‘THX 1138’
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in ‘Episode II’
Self
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Self
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of ‘Episode II’
Self
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