george lucas

     

George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an Acaemy Award-winning American film director, producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm. He is the creator of the epic Star Wars saga and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful independent directors/producers, with an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion.

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  • Since 1971 he has directed only 6 films, but those 6 have averaged more than $283 million each at the box office
  • This director-producer's "Star Wars" has generated more than $4.5 billion from licensed merchandise
  • "The Empire Strikes Back" was the only one of the three "Star Wars" films not written by this creator
  • Luke Floorwalker was the hero of my script "Store Wars", a better tale than this director's "Star Wars" movie
  • Steven Spielberg compared this Thalberg Award winner & "Star Wars" director to Luke Skywalker
  • "The Phantom Menace" was the first film he directed since the original "Star Wars" in 1977
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew strolls the grounds of Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco, CA.) This director, the man behind Industrial Light & Magic, was also the primary conceptual designer for its Digital Arts Center, which is innovative in energy & water efficiency
  • He hasn't directed a feature film since 1977's "Star Wars"
  • So far, he's directed "Star Wars" episodes I, II & IV
  • This producer-screenwriter from California created a popular character named Indiana
  • "THX 1138","American Graffiti"
  • The promenade seen here was appropriate for the January 1st, 2007 Rose Parade with this director as Grand Marshall
  • This director's geek cred was sealed when he sold his film co.'s computer division & it later became Pixar
  • A long time ago in Modesto, Calif., far, far away, this producer/ director went to community college & studied history
  • In 2002 the company named for this moviemaker spun off its THX division
  • This man is the mind behind an educational foundation as well as the "Star Wars" movies

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