George Lucas

Biography

Born 05/14/1944

Arguably the most important film innovator in the history of the medium, George Lucas continually "pushed the envelope" of filmmaking technology since his early days as a student at U.S.C. Considered a wunderkind by his contemporaries, he had a much harder time communicating his vision to studio...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2006, received National Medal of Science and Technology for Achievement in Technology
In 2005, received American Film Institute (AFI) for Lifetime Achievement
In 2005, received ShoWest Galactic Achievement Award

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Highlights

In 2008, Produced the 3-D animated movie, "The Clone Wars"
In 2008, Produced the fourth installment of the adventure series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"; re-teamed with Steven Spielberg who directed
In 2005, Wrote and directed the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga, "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith"

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Family & Companions

Linda Ronstadt: no longer together
Mellody Hobson: Companion (President of Ariel Capital Management; dating since 2007; accompanied Lucas the 79th Academy Awards (2007) and the 2008 Cannes Film Festival)
George Walton Lucas Sr: father (Born in 1913; died in 1991 in a nursing home in Modesto, California where he had lived since the early 1980s, suffering from Alzheimer's disease; had operated the L M Morris Company stationery store in downtown Modesto)

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