George Lucas: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	George Walton Lucas, Jr.
Born	May 14, 1944 (age 82) • Modesto • California
Founder	Lucas Museum of Narrative Art • Lucasfilm Ltd.
Awards And Honors	Academy Award • Kennedy Center Honors (2015) • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1992)
Notable Works	“American Graffiti” • “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace” • “Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones” • “Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith” • “Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope” • “THX 1138”
Notable Family Members	spouse Mellody Hobson

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George Lucas wearing a black suit and tie with a white shirt, standing in front of a dark backdrop at the 2017 LACMA Art Film Gala in Los Angeles.

Scene from the film THX 1138 showing people in white uniforms walking through a futuristic, industrial interior with a large column marked 38.

Alec Guinness in costume as Obi-Wan Kenobi sits beside director George Lucas on the set of Star Wars, with rocky desert scenery in the background.

Film crew and cameras on a desert set with actors in C-3PO and R2-D2 costumes and a landspeeder prop during the filming of Star Wars.

George Lucas stands at the center with Steven Spielberg seated at a monitor and Harrison Ford in costume as Indiana Jones on the set of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, surrounded by crew.

Ron Howard in American Graffiti

Nighttime scene of Mel's drive-in restaurant with neon sign and vintage cars parked outside, from the film American Graffiti directed by George Lucas.

Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977), both aiming weapons inside the Millennium Falcon.

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