George Lucas

English George Lucas 11/3/11 Greatest Producer of all Time, Mr. Lucas George Lucas, the man who created wind Wars and inch Jones. Lucas was born in Modesto, California on May 14, 1944. Lucas was a single child while his father sold nuts on his Walnut Farm. Before graduating Modesto high check in 1958, Lucas was in a car accident that left him in the hospital for terzetto months. Lucas then became interested in movie making and photography.With get into filming Lucass career took off. Lucas would film car races with a camera. Lucass filming style got the attention of Haskell Wexler, a great cameraman, who helped Lucas get into the college of USC. Lucas made octad films on campus, graduated, and became a cameraman. One of his best school films was THX1138 which won first prize in the National Student Film Festival. After college Lucas got a encyclopedism from Warner Brothers to go and work with them in1969. Lucas then married Marcia Griffin in the same year.In 1973, Lucas direct ed, and co wrote his first movie, American Graffiti, which costs 750,000 dollars. When the movie came out Lucas was nominated for louver academy awards. Lucas then started working on Star Wars, which would be a trilogy. Star Wars came out on May 1977 and was rated very well. Star Wars grossed 400 one thousand million dollars. The merchandise sold from Star Wars grossed 500 million in the first three years In 1979 Lucas made his own movie business lodge called Lucas Film Ltd.The rest of the Star Wars film brought in 1 billion dollars and merchandise brought in 3 billion dollars Star Wars placed thirteenth in top 100 Best Films of All Time. As Lucas began making money with Star Wars, he decided he wanted to start working on some new films. Lucas began working on Indiana Jones, which supported archeologist movies and work in 1940. The first of the Indiana Jones movies was Raiders of The Lost Ark which made 2,500,00 dollars. The rest of the Indiana Jones movies didnt do as great but still made close to the same amount of money.Indiana Jones was not as great as Star Wars but came in sixty-sixth place in top 100 Best Films of all Time. Lucas changed ideas of filming. Even though Lucas has produced only six movies he still has been in many more. Lucas is known as one of the best producers on earth. Since high school he has been filming movies and working to become better at this art. Lucass movies have made the most money in the history of movie making. Lucas will be remembered for a long time. TRIVIA Lucas was a diabeticLucas adopted three kids Star wars was turned down by every big movie company except 20th Century Fox Lucas is a fan of Family blackguard and lets Family Guy make skits about Star Wars Sound and music are 50% of the movies of Lucas Friends with Steven Spielberg a great producer like George Lucas Websites www. notablebiographies. com no publication date. 11/7/11 <http//www. notablebiographies. com/Lo-Ma/Lucas-> www. imdb. com 1990-2011, 11/7/ 11 <George. htmlhttp//www. imdb. com/name/nm0000184/>