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George Lucas

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Gender Male
Age 79
Date of birth May 14,1944
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Modesto
California
United States
Net worth5. 4 billion USD (2019)
6.5 billion USD
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ResidenceSan Anselmo
California
Spouse Mellody Hobson
Marcia Lucas
Children Amanda Lucas
Katie Lucas
Jett Lucas
Everest Hobson Lucas
Height 168 (cm)
Awards AFI Life Achievement Award
Kennedy Center Honors
BooksStar Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
Education University of Southern California
Parents George Walton Lucas Sr.
Dorothy Ellinore Bomberger
Siblings Wendy Lucas
Ann Lucas
Kathleen Lucas
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George Lucas Life story


George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.

Early Life

George walton lucas jr. Was born on may 14. 1944. In modesto. California. His father was a stationery stroe owner and he had three siblings. He attended downey high school and later gradutaed from the university of southern california school of cinematic arts.

Career

Lucas began his career in the film indsutry as a film editor. Working on films such as “faces” and “electronic labyrinth: thx 1138”. He soon moved on to writing and directing and had his first success with “american graffiti” in 1973. Lucas then went on to create the star wars franchise and wrote and directed the original three films. He also produced the preuqel trilogy.

Industry Awards

Lucas has been recognzied for his work in the film industry with multiple awards. Including the irving g. Thalberg award and a star on the hollywood walk of fame. He is also a recipient of the kenndey center honors. The national medal of arts. And the afi life achievement award.

Business Ventures

Lucas has had many successful business ventures in adidtion to his filmmaking career. Eh founded lucasfilm ltdi. N 1971. Which later became lucasarts and lucas digital. He also founded industrial light & magic. Which is now a leading visual effects company.

Philanthropy

Lucas has been involved in philanthropic activities throughout his career. He founded the george lucas educational foundation. Which promotes innovative educational strategies. He also establihsed the geogre lucas family foundation. Which supports non-profit organizations.

Family

Lucas has been married three times and is the father of four children. He was married to marcia lou griffin from and to mellody hobson from 2013 to present.

Important Event

In 1977. Lucas released the original star wars film. Which was an instant success and has isnce become one of the most successflu franchises in film history.

Interesting Fact

Lucas is one of the few filmmakers to have driected all six of his films in the star wars franchise.

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Star Wars spacecraft designer Colin Cantwell dies aged 90

Feb 16,2020 9:26 am

Colin Cantwell , The Artist who designed many of the spacecraft in the Star Wars films, has died at the Age Of 90.

Cantwell's first credit came on Stanley Kubrick 's 1968 sci-fi movie 2001: A Space Odyssey .

Star Wars creator George Lucas then asked him to design and make prototypes for the Death Star , X-Wing, Tie Fighter and Imperial Star Destroyer.

Cantwell's cousin Shannon Eric Denton said he " brought a lot of joy to The World with his art".

: " And for all of us that knew him he brought a lot of joy being himself. "

Cantwell, who also came up with the original design for the Millennium Falcon , was " an incredibly kind human and smart in ways Most People dream of" Denton wrote.

Cantwell was born in Colorado in 1932 and gained a degree in animation before going on to study architecture.

During the 1960s Space Race between the US and Russia, Cantwell worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Nasa, helping The American public to better understand the flights.

This led to him working alongside Tv Journalist Walter Cronkite during his historic Moon Landing broadcast in 1969, providing a link between him and The Astronauts .

Cantwell's interest in both architecture and space saw him prosper in Hollywood, where he worked in special photographic effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey , helping to create The Film 's dramatic space opening scene.

Stars War director Lucas then recruited him, alongside other designers like Ralph Mcquarrie , to help create initial models for the original 1977 film.

'A strange kind of joyous'

" The Beginning of The Film after the scroll, The Ship coming by was like one giant dart, " " It kept coming and it kept coming.

" This is what had to compound itself in The First half hour of The Film , " he added. " It had to be all so absurd and different and insanely joyous and perilous that The Audience wouldn't leave. They would want to be in it. The First half hour had to be extraordinarily successful and Beyond Reason .

" It had to be a strange kind of joyous. It is all the impossibilities that are playing together, and that is what makes it Star Wars . It is so many layers that the different characters showed that they are different but doing this giant parody at the same time. "

Cantwell also worked on technical dialogue for Steven Spielberg 's Close Encounters of the Third Kind , was a computer graphics design consultant for WarGames in 1983, and wrote two sci-fi novels.

His long-time partner Sierra Dall that he died at his Colorado home on Friday .

shortly before his death. " I have been So Lucky to be able to spend 24 years with this amazing man, " she wrote. " We have travelled The World together an made many Wonderful Friends .

" I will try to preserve his legacy as best I can. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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