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George Lucas
On May 14th, 1944, in Modesto, California. George Lucas was born! -
Race Car Driver?
"During his late teen years, he went to Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. He planned to become a professional race-car driver."
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The Crash.
"That early dream ended June 12, 1962, when he crashed his Bianchina. The car was clipped from behind while he tried to make a left turn into his driveway. The car rolled; the racing harness that he had installed snapped, and he was thrown from the car. Had the harness not snapped—and Lucas has said it shouldn't have—he would most likely have been crushed to death by the steering column when the car smashed into a walnut tree." http://oc.wikia.com/wiki/George_Lucas -
Scholarship
In 1967, he was awarded a scholarship by Warner Brothers to observe the making of Finian's Rainbow (1968) which was being directed by Francis Ford Coppola. -
LucasFilm Ltd is born
In 1971, Coppola went into production for The Godfather (1972), and Lucas formed his own company, Lucasfilm Ltd. -
First Movie
George Lucas' first movie THX-1138 (re-titled) flopped terribly in its 1971 release. -
American Graffiti
In 1973, George Lucas created the movie American Graffiti, which was a huge low-budget phenomenon in its time.
I am not affiliated with Lucas Arts, his Agent or Production Company. -
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
From 1973 to 1974, he began writing the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). -
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Awards!
In 1978 George was nominated for his first Oscar award for the film Star Wars. -
Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark
George Lucas created the very popular movie Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark winning him many academy awards. -
Divorce!
Sometime in this year George divorced his wife Marcia Griffen (film editor) -
George Lucas Education Foundation
In the early 1990's,George Lucas created the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which encourages kids to get into film making. -
Star Wars: Episode 1!
In the year 1999, George Lucas released one of the greatest movies of all time. Star Wars The Phantom Menace. (not very likeable than the other sequels.) -
Star Wars Episode II
In the year of 2002 George Lucas released the second Star Wars movie. -
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SIth
The third and final episode, Revenge of the Sith, debuted in May 2005 -
Red Tail
Biography.comLucas served as the producer of a different type of action film in early 2012. Working for years, he was able to help bring the story of the famed African American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen to the big screen in Red Tails. This World War II drama starred Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrace Howard, Nate Parker and David Oyelowo. -
LucasFilm sold to Disney?
To that end, Lucas decided to sell his company, Lucasfilm, to the Walt Disney Company in October 2012. He received about 40 million shares of Disney stock as part of the deal. In return, Disney got the rights to the very lucrative Star Wars franchise. -
Marriage!
Sometime in January of 2013 George Lucas got engaged to a different lady named Marcia Lucas -
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
In 2008, Lucas released the latest installment of his Indiana Jones series.
