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    • 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. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Nominated for four Academy Awards, he is consi… See more

    BornGeorge Walton Lucas Jr. · May 14, 1944 · Modesto, California, U.S.
    EducationModesto Junior College · University of Southern California (BFA)
    SpousesMarcia Griffin · (m. 1969; div. 1983) · Mellody Hobson (m. 2013)
    Children4, including Amanda and Katie
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    Early life and education

    Lucas was born and raised in Modesto, California, the son of Dorothy Ellinore Lucas (née Bomberger) and George Walton Lucas Sr., and is of German, Swiss-German, English, Scottish, and distant Dutch and … See more

    Film career

    Lucas saw many inspiring films in class, particularly the visual films coming out of the National Film Board of Canada like Arthur Lipsett's 21-87, cameraman Jean-Claude Labrecque's cinéma vérité 60 Cycles, the work of … See more

    Other ventures

    Lucas founded a film production company Lucasfilm in 1971, and incorporated as Lucasfilm Ltd. on September 12, 1977. In the mid-1970s, the company's offices were located on the Universal Studios Lot. Lucas founded th… See more

    Collaboration

    Lucas was also heavily involved and invested in the scoring process for the original Star Wars soundtrack, which was composed by John Williams, on the recommendation of his friend and colleague Steven Spi… See more

    Philanthropy

    Lucas is the wealthiest film celebrity in the world. His personal net worth is estimated to be between $7.5–9.4 billion, making him one of the richest people in the entertainment industry. Lucas has pledged to give half … See more

    Personal life

    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. They adopted a daughter, Amanda Lucas, in 1981, and divorced in 1983. Luca… See more

    Awards and honors

    In 1977, Lucas was awarded the Inkpot Award.
    The American Film Institute awarded Lucas its Life Achievement Award on June 9, 2005. This was shortly after the release of Star Wars: … See more

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    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.

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