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US film director and producer. Lucas began his career as an assistant to Francis Ford Coppola. American Graffiti (1973) was his breakthrough film. Star Wars (1977) was revolutionary in its use of special effects and became one of the biggest grossing films of all time. Lucas was executive producer of the Star Wars sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) and the prequels The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He worked with Steven Spielberg on the 'Indiana Jones' trilogy.


Lucas, George

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(born May 14, 1944, Modesto, Calif., U.S.) Film director and producer. He studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California. His first feature film, THX 1138 (1971), was followed by the surprise success American Graffiti (1973). He wrote and directed the immensely popular science-fiction movie Star Wars (1977), which made innovative use of computerized special effects. He formed the production company Lucasfilms (1978) and its special-effects division Industrial Light and Magic and produced the Star Wars sequels— The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Return of the Jedi (1993)—as well as Steven Spielberg ’s Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels. He returned to directing with the first Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace (1999), which was followed by the other prequels Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). Birth Place: Modesto, California, United States Name: Lucas, George or George Lucas Gender: male Nationality: American Activity: American…
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American, born in Modesto, California. Raised on a walnut ranch, he studied film at the University of Southern California and made a number of shorts before securing an internship at Warner Brothers. He made his feature debut with the science-fiction story THX 1138 (1971). The phenomenal success of…
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My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films. ALLEN, Woody The Sunday Times , 2001. What’s a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority. ALTMAN, Robert The Observer , 1981. …
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Back to the future. written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, 1985 Close encounters of the third kind. written by Steven Spielberg (1947–), 1977 The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie. written by Luis buñuel , 1972 The Empire strikes back. written by George Lucas (1944–), 1980 Every which way but…
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Aldrich, Robert (1918-83) Allen, Woody (Allen Stewart Konigsberg) (1935- ) Almodóvar, Pedro (Pedro Almodóvar Caballero) (1951- ) Altman, Robert (1925- ) Angelopoulos, Theo (1935- ) Antonioni, Michelangelo (1912- ) Arzner, Dorothy (1900-79) Ashby, William Hal (1929-88) …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born May 14, 1944, Modesto, Calif., U.S.) Film director and producer. He studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California. His first feature film, THX 1138 (1971), was followed by the surprise success American Graffiti (1973). He wrote and directed the immensely popular science-fiction…
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George Lucas (right) and Alec Guinness during the...
(b. May 14, 1944, Modesto, Calif., U.S.) George Walton Lucas, Jr., or simply George Lucas, is an American motion-picture director, producer, and screenwriter who created several of the most popular films in history. E ARLY W ORK The son of a small-town stationer and a mother who was often…
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