George Lucas

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George Lucas is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and the founder of Lucasfilm.


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instanceOf entrepreneur
film director
film producer
human
philanthropist
screenwriter
child Amanda Lucas
Everest Hobson Lucas
Jett Lucas
Katie Lucas
coFounded The George Lucas Educational Foundation
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creatorOf Indiana Jones
Star Wars
dateOfBirth 1944-05-14
directed American Graffiti
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
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educatedAt Modesto Junior College
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
familyName Lucas
founded Industrial Light & Magic
LucasArts
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Games
Skywalker Sound
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fullName George Walton Lucas Jr.
givenName George
netWorthRanking one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world
notableAward AFI Life Achievement Award
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
notableWork Indiana Jones franchise
Star Wars franchise
occupation business executive
entrepreneur
film director
film producer
screenwriter
philanthropicFocus arts and culture
education
placeOfBirth Modesto, California, United States
produced Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Raiders of the Lost Ark
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religion Methodism
residence Marin County, California, United States
saleOfLucasfilmYear 2012
soldCompany Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company
spouse Marcia Lucas
Mellody Hobson
wrote Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

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Industrial Light & Magic
LucasArts
Lucasfilm
Skywalker Sound
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The George Lucas Educational Foundation
The George Lucas Educational Foundation ("Lucasfilm founder George Lucas")
foundedBy
American Graffiti
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
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director
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
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writer
Chewbacca
Indiana Jones franchise
Lando Calrissian
Star Wars
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
creator
Gary Kurtz
John Dykstra
John Williams
Marcia Lucas
collaboratedWith
Emperor Palpatine
Han Solo
Queen Bavmorda
Willow Ufgood
createdBy
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
More American Graffiti
Willow
producer
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Willow
storyBy
Kathleen Kennedy
Paul Le Mat
Walter Murch
Warwick Davis
workedWith
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
executiveProducer
Everest Hobson Lucas
Katie Lucas
parent
Jett Lucas
Katie Lucas
relative
Marcia Lucas
Mellody Hobson
spouse
Jett Lucas
adoptedBy
Everest Hobson Lucas
adoptiveParent
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
basedOnCharacterBy
Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo
basedOnCharacterCreatedBy
Jett Lucas
childOf
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editedBy
Everest Hobson Lucas
father
George Lucas ("George Walton Lucas Jr.")
fullName
Lucas
hasNotableBearer
Forecourt of the Stars
hasNotableImprints
Modesto
hasNotablePerson
The Giving Pledge
hasNotableSignatory
The Empire Strikes Back (special edition appearance as Emperor hologram, later versions)
hasOriginalStoryBy
Akira Kurosawa
influenced
Modesto Junior College
notableAlumnus
Lawrence Kasdan
notableCollaboration
New Hollywood
notableDirector
BAFTA Fellowship
notableRecipient
Mellody Hobson
partner
Star Wars
previousOwner
American Graffiti
screenwriter

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