George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Lucas is best 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.
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| Full name at birth | George Walton Lucas Jr.
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| Claim to fame | Star Wars
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| Date of birth | 14 May 1944
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| Place of birth | Modesto, California, USA
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| Occupation | Director
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Residence | San Anselmo, California, U.S.
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| Net worth | $5,400,000,000 USD
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| High school | Downey High School, Modesto, CA (1962)
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- Used the 1927 U.F.A. film "Metropolis" as guidelines for some of his Star Wars characters. The "robotic man" for "C3PO" and the "robots creator" as "Anakin Skywalker". Both the creator and Anakin lost a hand due to a circumstance. The "robotic man's creator" loses his hand while building the robot.
- Rewrote the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to tighten it up due to the fact that the scene would have been too busy. It originally ended with the mine-car chase that was later added to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
- When he began his apprenticeship at Warner Brothers, what he wanted to see most was the Animation Department. He claims that the day he arrived on the lot was the very day the Animation Department was closed down.
- He was so impressed with relatively unknown stage actor James Wheaton that he cast him over studio objections in the voiceover role of "OMM" in THX 1138 (1971). The studio wanted Orson Welles to play the role.
- Frequently uses the famous "Wilhelm Scream" sound effect in his films. This sound effect has been used in dozens of movies.
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