Directing · b. 1944 · Modesto, California, USA

George Lucas

Biography

George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a...

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Megadoc Self 2025 Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story Self 2025 The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland Self 2025 Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master Self 2024 Music by John Williams Self - Filmmaker 2024 Jim Henson Idea Man Self (archive footage) 2024 Willow: Behind the Magic Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023 Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford Self 2023 Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero Self 2023 Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? self 2023 If These Walls Could Sing Self 2022 Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett Self 2021 The Phantom Menace 20 Years Later Self 2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Self 2019 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits Self 2019 Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Self 2017 Spielberg Self 2017 Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Self 2015 Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond Self 2015 Sean Connery: In His Own Words Self 2015 Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM Self - Filmmaker / Founder, ILM 2015 A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema Self 2014 Face of Unity Self 2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2014 Milius Self 2013 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Self 2013 From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking Self - Executive Producer (archive footage) 2013 Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012 Side by Side Self 2012 A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later Self 2011
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