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George Lucus, author and producer of the movie trilogy Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983), sees himself as a storyteller and filmmaker who works within...
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Lucas, George (1944—)
American filmmaker George Lucas's innovative and technologically advanced works include such popular movies as American Graffiti (1973), the Star Wars trilogy (1977...
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American filmmaker George Lucas (born 1944) was responsible for the creation of a number of the most profitable movies in history, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Lucas is also re...
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George Lucas is one of the best-known names in American filmmaking. His two trilogies of films, the "Star Wars" and the "Indiana Jones" epics, revolutionized the making of movies in America during the...
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May 14, 1944. Born George Walton Lucas Jr. in Modesto, California. "I was very much aware that growing up wasn't pleasant, it was just ... frightening.... I was unhappy a lot of the time. Not really u...
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Critical Essay by Stanley Kauffmann
[When artists use their young years as subject matter,] they have to prove that their young years can be fascinating to others. Broadly speaking, there are only two...
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Lucas, George
Lucas, George (1944—)
George Lucas
George Lucas
Critical Essay by Stanley Kauffmann
