Search results
George Walton Lucas Jr.[ 1 ] (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. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. [ 2 ] Nominated for four Academy Awards, he is considered to be one of the most significant ...
George Lucas. Writer: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. George Walton Lucas, Jr. was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. During his late teen years, he went to Thomas Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. He planned to become a professional racecar driver. However, a terrible car ...
1 day ago · Did George Lucas invent a critical moment in 'Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith'? Or did that all come from the mind of Steven Spielberg? Let's unpack who really had the high ground.
May 9, 2024 · Pablo Hidalgo, a Lucasfilm executive, said George Lucas fully supported the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show and considers it one of his favorite things from Star Wars. Obi-Wan Kenobi demonstrated a love for the character that rivaled George Lucas' own fondness of the Jedi Master, which likely helped make it one of his favorite projects. Obi-Wan Kenobi also links Lucas' trilogies together perfectly and ...
Sep 10, 2024 · George Lucas (born 1944) is an American motion-picture director, producer, and screenwriter who has created several of the most popular films in history, most notably the original trilogy of Star Wars movies, which spawned one of the largest pop culture phenomena of all time.
