The New York Times: What Is ‘Narrative Art?’ The Lucas Museum Finally Shows Us Its Vision.
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George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and THX. Lucas also served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. The recipient of two Emmy Awards and nominations for four…
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2026· 13 entries
Los Angeles Times: Commentary: Critics will roar, but the Lucas Museum is a win for ‘the people’s art’
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yahoo.com: Here’s a sneak peek of the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
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Domus Web: It looks like a Star Wars spaceship: George Lucas’s museum by Mad is opening
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The Guardian: Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
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“George Lucas has expressed his intention, in the event the deal closes, to donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors.”
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Ambito: De cuánto es la fortuna de George Lucas, el visionario creador de Star Wars e Indiana Jones
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3djuegos.com: "Star Wars con banda sonora de rock y una Princesa Leia desnuda". Cuando George Lucas protestó en 1988 contra la modificación de películas clásicas
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The Guardian: George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2026).
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The Guardian: Marcia Lucas, Star Wars’ Oscar-winning editor and unsung hero, dies at 80
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Public attention spiked: 52,542 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13× the usual 4,037, with 0 article edits.
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The Guardian: The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review – the rise and reign of Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola
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2023· 1 entry
The Guardian: Oh dear, George Lucas! Why the Star Wars universe is going from bad to worse
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2022· 2 entries
The Guardian: Why there’s no way back for George Lucas’ alien-contact Indiana Jones storyline
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Snopes rated the claim “"Star Wars" creator George Lucas confirmed that the famed Millennium Falcon spaceship is visible in the 2005 film, "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."” True.
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2021· 2 entries
Coinciding with Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary, an action figure of Lucas in stormtrooper disguise was released as part of Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series
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Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson made a donation to NYU through the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation to establish the Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts
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2020· 2 entries
Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,196 times.
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Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,047 times.
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2017· 4 entries
Lucas announced that an eleven-acre campus with green space and the museum's five-story 300,000 square foot building will be constructed over what was a parking lot in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California
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Reported net worth: $5B (as of 2017).
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Reported net worth: $5.0B (as of 2017).
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“s five-story 300,000 square foot building will be constructed over what was a parking lot in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California. It is due to be completed in 2026. In July 2025, Lucas made his first ever appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, where he previewed the museum. At a panel, he showcased multiple pieces, including drawings from the original Iron Man comic, Indiana Jones concept art, Frida Kahlo paintings, and Peanuts sketches, that will be part of the museum”
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2016· 4 entries
Lucas announced that he was abandoning his plans to locate the museum in Chicago, due to a lawsuit by a local preservation group, Friends of the Parks, and would instead build the museum in California
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It was reported that Lucas had donated between $501,000 and $1 million through the Lucas Family Foundation (now the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation) to the Obama Foundation, which is charged with overseeing the constructi
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first film of a Star Wars anthology series was released
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Lucas supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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2015· 5 entries
Lucas likened his decision to sell Lucasfilm to Disney to a divorce and outlined the creative differences between him and the producers of The Force Awakens
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Was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors
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Awarded Disney Legends (2015).
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Lucas wrote the CGI film Strange Magic, his first musical
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“2015 : Strange Magic de Gary Rydstrom”
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2014· 1 entry
“[Durante una visita a Maranello alla sede della Ferrari nel 2014] Sono sempre stato appassionato di vetture da competizione e di gare automobilistiche e per me la Ferrari è la macchina sportiva per definizione. L'adoro dalla fine dei Sessanta, per me è qualcosa di speciale che ho nel cuore da quando ero bambino. Ferrari è sinonimo di eccellenza”
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2013· 6 entries
At Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California
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Awarded Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (2013).
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They have one daughter together, born via surrogate in August 2013.
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“s Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. They have one daughter together, born via surrogate in August 2013. Lucas was born and raised in a Methodist family. The religious and mythical themes in Star Wars were inspired by Lucas”
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Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson donated $25 million to the Chicago-based not-for-profit After School Matters, of which Hobson is the chair
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Lucas and Hobson announced their engagement in January 2013, and married on June 22, 2013, at Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California.
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2012· 2 entries
Lucas sold Lucasfilm to the Walt Disney Company for a reported sum of $4
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Lucas self-funded and served as executive producer for Red Tails, a war film based on the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II
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2010· 1 entry
A collection of 57 Rockwell paintings and drawings owned by Lucas and fellow Rockwell collector and film director Steven Spielberg were displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from July 2, 2010, to January 2, 2011, in an exhibition titled Telling Stories.
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded California Hall of Fame (2009).
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Was one of 13 California Hall of Fame inductees in The California Museum's yearlong exhibit
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2008· 7 entries
Lucas testified before the United States House of Representatives subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet as the head of his Foundation to advocate for a free wireless broadband educational network
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“Accumulations of Incarnations”
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“early 2008 development of Clone Wars, per page 275 of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris Taylor”
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“2008 : Indiana Jones et le Royaume du crâne de cristal (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) de Steven Spielberg”
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“early 2008 discussion with Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy”
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“[Riferito a Indiana Jones e il regno del teschio di cristallo] I fan sono scontenti. Saranno sempre scontenti. Perché lo fa così? E perché non lo fa così? Scrivono il loro film e poi, se non fai quel film che hanno in mente, si arrabbiano. (citato in Keys to the Kingdom, VanityFair.com, maggio 2008)”
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“On Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, "Keys to the Kingdom" at Vanity Fair (2 January 2008)”
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2007· 1 entry
With Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola to present the Best Director award to their friend Martin Scorsese
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2006· 6 entries
The University of Southern California announced that Lucas had donated $175–180 million to his alma mater to expand the film school
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Awarded Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2006).
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After meeting in 2005 at a business conference
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Lucas began dating Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and chairwoman of Starbucks, in 2006, after meeting in 2005 at a business conference.
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Its second "Film, Television, and Media" contributor, after Spielberg
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“Lucas in a D.C. daze" in Variety (20 February 2006)”
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2005· 7 entries
Awarded AFI Life Achievement Award (2005).
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“George Lucas, in Marc Lee Film-makers on film: George Lucas, The Telegraph, 14 May 2005”
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“Star Wars Raises Questions On U.S. Policy" WBZTV CBS 4 Boston (2005)”
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“60 Minutes Overtime: George Lucas (2005)”
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Lucas gave $1 million to help build the Martin Luther King Jr
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“[Riferito allo special The Star Wars Holiday Special] Se avessi tempo e un martello, rintraccerei ogni copia dello show e la distruggerei (citato in The Star Wars Holiday Special, TVParty!.com, maggio 2005)”
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“2005 : Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith (Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith)”
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2004· 3 entries
With the film re-cut and containing a number of CGI additions
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Lucas reflected that his transition from independent to corporate film-maker mirrored the story of Star Wars character Darth Vader in some ways, but concluded he was glad to be able to make his films the way he wanted to
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Blu-ray releases in 2011 and 4K releases released in 2019
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2003· 1 entry
“The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite your Creativity”
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2002· 1 entry
“2002 : Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones)”
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2001· 2 entries
Published “Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome” in Nature — cited 18,665 times.
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Published “Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome” in Nature — cited 18,635 times.
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1999· 6 entries
As Episode I – The Phantom Menace, which would be the first film Lucas had directed in over two decades
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“Intervista di Lorenzo Soria, La Stampa, 9 maggio 1999.”
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“Il segreto dei film è che sono un'illusione. (dal commento audio del DVD di La minaccia fantasma, 1999)”
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“Un film non è mai finito, è solo abbandonato. (dal commento audio del DVD di La minaccia fantasma, 1999)”
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“[A John Knoll, responsabile degli effetti visivi dei tre episodi] Ricorda, John, che alla fine, non guarderemo lo sfondo, non seguiremo la corsa degli sgusci... Ascolteremo la musica. (dal commento audio del DVD di La minaccia fantasma, 1999)”
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“1999 : Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace)”
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1997· 3 entries
Lucas re-released the original Star Wars trilogy as part of a Special Edition featuring several modifications; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011
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“La repubblica, 26 luglio 1997.”
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Wars, Lucas restored the original trilogy and made numerous modifications using newly available digital technology to bring them closer to his original vision
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1994· 2 entries
“1994 : Radioland Murders de Mel Smith”
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Lucas began work on the screenplay of the first prequel, tentatively titled Episode I: The Beginning
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1992· 2 entries
“In the Action With 'Star Wars' Sound" in The New York Times (May 3, 1992)”
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“1992-1996 : Les Aventures du jeune Indiana Jones (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) (série télévisée)”
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1991· 1 entry
The George Lucas Educational Foundation was founded as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools
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1990· 2 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1990).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1990).
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1989· 1 entry
“1989 : Indiana Jones et la Dernière Croisade (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) de Steven Spielberg”
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1988· 4 entries
And son Jett Lucas, born in 1993
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Lucas subsequently adopted two more children as a single parent: daughter Katie Lucas, born in 1988, and son Jett Lucas, born in 1993.
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“1988 : Willow de Ron Howard”
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“Excerpt from his speech in front of Congress in 1988 regarding the colorization of classic films by Ted Turner. Notable for requently being used as evidence of George Lucas being a hypocrite for later making many changes to Star Wars himself”
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1987· 1 entry
Lucas was hesitant on making additional Star Wars features
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1986· 1 entry
By Steve Jobs shortly after he left Apple Computer
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1985· 2 entries
“1985 : La Bataille d'Endor (Ewoks: The Battle for Endor) de Jim et Ken Wheat (téléfilm)”
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“Comment at the Imagineering offices of Disney, on Star Tours simulators (1985), quoted in "The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite your Creativity" (2003) by Marty Sklar”
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1984· 4 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1984).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1984).
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“1984 : L'Aventure des Ewoks (Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure) de John Korty (téléfilm)”
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“1984 : Indiana Jones et le Temple maudit (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) de Steven Spielberg”
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1983· 3 entries
Lucas and Tomlinson Holman founded the audio company THX
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“Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)”
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“1983 : Le Retour du Jedi (Return of the Jedi, rebaptisé par la suite Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) de Richard Marquand”
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1982· 2 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1982).
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1981· 4 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1981).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1981).
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“1981 : Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue (Raiders of the Lost Ark, rebaptisé par la suite Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) de Steven Spielberg”
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They adopted a daughter, Amanda Lucas, in 1981, and divorced in 1983.
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1980· 2 entries
“1980 : L'Empire contre-attaque (The Empire Strikes Back, rebaptisé par la suite Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) d'Irvin Kershner”
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After Weber asked Lucas for fifty million dollars to invest in other companies and suggested that they sell Skywalker Ranch to do so, Lucas fired Weber and had to let half of the Los Angeles staff go
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1979· 1 entry
As the Graphics Group, one third of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm
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1978· 3 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1978).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1978).
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“Comments while developing the character Indiana Jones, in "Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Conference Transcript" (23 January 1978 - 27 January 1978); also quoted in "Spitballing Indy" by Patrick Radden Keefe in The New Yorker (25 March 2013)”
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1977· 4 entries
Awarded Inkpot Award (1977).
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Lucas was awarded the Inkpot Award
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“1977 : La Guerre des étoiles (Star Wars, rebaptisé par la suite Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope)”
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“Intervista di Paul Scanlon, 1977; riportato in Rollingstone.it, 26 marzo 2017.”
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1975· 1 entry
Wanted his 1977 film Star Wars to include visual effects that had never been seen on film before
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1971· 4 entries
And incorporated as Lucasfilm Ltd
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“American Cinematographer (October 1971)”
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“1971 : THX 1138 produit par Francis Ford Coppola”
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“La mia idea era di fare di THX 1138 un film sul futuro appartenente al cinema verité, qualcosa che sarebbe dovuto assomigliare ad un documentario. Come se qualcuno avesse girato un film su dei personaggi che sarebbero dovuti esistere, ma che ancora non c'erano. (da American Cinematographer dell'ottobre 1971)”
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1969· 4 entries
Lucas moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area and co-founded the studio American Zoetrope with Coppola, hoping to create a liberating environment for film-makers to direct outside the perceived oppressive control of the
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Lucas married film editor Marcia Lou Griffin, who went on to win an Academy Award for her editing work on the original Star Wars film
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Lucas was one of the camera operators on the classic Rolling Stones concert film Gimme Shelter
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In 1969, Lucas married film editor Marcia Lou Griffin, who went on to win an Academy Award for her editing work on the original Star Wars film.
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1967· 4 entries
Studied at University of Southern California (1967–1967).
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Lucas moved to San Francisco and co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola
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Studied at University of Southern California, Bachelor of Fine Arts (1967–1967).
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Tried joining the United States Air Force as an officer, but he was immediately turned down because of his numerous speeding tickets
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1962· 1 entry
A few days before his high school graduation, Lucas was driving his souped-up Autobianchi Bianchina when another driver broadsided him, flipping his car several times before it crashed into a tree; Lucas's seatbelt had s
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1944· 2 entries
In Modesto, California, a small agricultural city in the Central Valley
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Born 1944-05-14.
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