George Lucas
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 79 |
Date of birth | May 14,1944 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Modesto |
California | |
United States | |
Net worth | 5. 4 billion USD (2019) |
6.5 billion USD | |
Forbes | |
Residence | San 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 | |
Books | Star 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 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 407336 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode IX
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
American Graffiti
Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
THX 1138
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Beverly Hills Cop III
Willow
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Red Tails
Star Wars Holiday Special
Indiana Jones 5
Strange Magic
Star Wars: Underworld
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
More American Graffiti
Star Wars: Droids
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Captain EO
Radioland Murders
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Star Wars: Ewoks
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB
Star Wars Detours
Look at Life
Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town
6-18-67
1:42. 08
Bald: The Making of THX 1138
Herbie
The Emperor
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
The Stars of 'Star Wars': Interviews from the Cast
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
The Great Heep
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
The Dark Redemption
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
The Book of Boba Fett
The O.C.
Star Wars Vintage: Droids
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.Kiss to become 'immortal' thanks to Abba's avatar technology
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Strictly Come Dancing: The fans who queue through the night
... Why? The best night out I ve ever had It is 06:00 BST on Saturday in Maxwell Hillside Park, in the shadow of the George Lucas stage...
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... 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...
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... " George Lucas set a new standard in both storytelling and filmmaking with Star Wars and the story of the Millennium Falcon being built in Pembroke Dock was big news at the time...
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... The first is a call to a close confidant, believed to be Tarak Ben Ammar, a successful media tycoon who is known for encouraging director George Lucas to film the first Star Wars movie in Tunisia...
2019 in pictures: Striking images from around the UK
... Ahead of the release of the film The Rise of Skywalker, the final chapter in the Skywalker saga begun by George Lucas in 1977, a selection of helmets and props from earlier Star Wars films were sold at auction at the BFI Imax in Waterloo, London...
Star Wars: The Leicestershire factory at the centre of a toy galaxy
Palitoy executives visited the United States to see the very first Star Wars toys
Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker, released on 19 December, is sure to set tills ringing just as loudly in toy shops as in cinemas. But the decades-spanning success of Star Wars toys owes much to the early hard work and vision of a group of British workers.
In 1977, Star Wars was still little More Than a rumour. The First film in The Franchise would not get its UK premiere until 27 December, seven months after it opened in the United States .
Among The First people to see previews of The Movie were executives from Leicestershire firm Palitoy, tasked with rendering George Lucas 's celluloid galaxy in plastic.
Kenner, The Company 's US sister firm, had bought the rights to Star Wars but needed a factory to manufacture The Toys for the UK.
"I'd never heard of Star Wars , but they said 'There's a film. We can give You a quick look-see'," said Bob Simpson , Palitoy's Managing Director .
"I was amazed. It was just a toymaker's dream. "
The Star Wars range quickly became must-have toysMr Simpson was among the Palitoy employees tracked down for a new documentary that tells how its Coalville factory found itself at the centre of a manufacturing phenomenon.
But initially, with no guarantee that The First film would be a box office success, let alone spawn a smash-hit series, and with no actual toys or market data to show potential buyers, Palitoy had a tough job to convince retailers to invest.
"You have to remember, this was a film people weren't sure about. . they were reluctant to take stuff because it was what they thought was a B-movie - You know, Science Fiction , All That business," said Bob Brechin, The Firm 's chief designer.
Salvation came in the form of Action Man . Retailers were offered discounts on The Firm 's hugely popular soldier figures if they would take Star Wars toys.
Sales manager John Nicholas recalled how one chain's whisky-loving buyer was handed a bottle of Scotch and asked how many Star Wars figures he wanted.
About half an hour later, and with a third of The Bottle gone, he had decided. He would take a million.
"Well, it was my biggest order ever. I've never taken an order for that, and, You know, when Woolworths came along and said, 'All right, I'll have 100,000', it was 'Oh, is that All ?'. "
Palitoy offered retailers discounts on Action Man if they would stock the new Star Wars rangeAs The First film became a hit with audiences, demand grew. An entire cast of figures, at pocket-money prices, and a selection of spaceships and vehicles, helped confirm Star Wars as the must-have toy, boosting Palitoy's sales to £20m in 1978.
Production Line worker Gina Morton remembers a supervisor called Wendy urging the workers on. "She was rather like a schoolmistress, actually because, we were Young Girls - 17, 18. . You know, if your Millennium Falcons weren't touching, 'Come on Girls , what's going off here? We've got to get this out!'"
Demand for The Toys meant Production Line employees had to work quicklyBy the time Return of the Jedi, the third movie, was released in 1983, 20 million Star Wars figures had been sold in the UK, and half of those in that year alone.
But with some parts of its empire posting losses, parent company General Mills , a food producer, was questioning its involvement in the traditionally volatile toy business.
The Palitoy brand was discontinued, production of Star Wars toys at Coalville ended, and in just under 10 years, The Company was sold Three Times .
The former Palitoy factory is now a business centre, but its history is marked with a green plaqueThe factory closed in 1994. Its last owner was Hasbro, which still manufactures Star Wars toys today.
"Devastating" is how designer Brian Turner remembers the effect on The Town , already reeling from The Decline of coal-mining. "I think The Life went out of The Place ," he said.
Although they initially sold for a pound or two, original Star Wars figures can today fetch hundreds - even thousands - with Palitoy products, rarer than their US counterparts, particularly sought after by some collectors.
"I mean, I wish I'd put a few in the garage. I've always thought that," said Bob Brechin.
Marketing manager Geoff Maisey said: "I think we've a lot to be proud of. We actually launched Star Wars and made it what it is.
"Other companies now have taken it and extended it. But without those efforts in the early days, it wouldn't be here. So yeah, I'm really proud. "
Toy Empire: The British Force Behind Star Wars , will be shown on BBC 1 in The East Midlands on 9 December at 19:30 Gmt , And Then on. It will be shown on Bbc Four on 16 December at 21:00 Gmt .
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Source of news: bbc.com