George Lucas was born on 14 May 1944 in Modesto. An American filmmaker, Lucas grew up in Modesto, California, and studied film at the University of Southern California. After directing the science-fiction film THX 1138 and the nostalgic hit American Graffiti, he created Star Wars in 1977, an enormously successful space adventure that changed the film industry and spawned sequels, prequels, television series and merchandising. He founded the production company Lucasfilm, the special effects firm Industrial Light and Magic and the sound company Skywalker Sound, and he was the creator of Indiana Jones in collaboration with Steven Spielberg. In 2012 he sold Lucasfilm to Disney. He has also given large sums to educational causes and founded a museum of narrative art in Los Angeles.
Before and after
- from 17 February 1944 to 23 February 1944Battle of Eniwetok
- 28 February 1944Huta Pieniacka massacre
- from 4 April 1944 to 22 June 1944Battle of Kohima
- 7 April 1944Birth of Gerhard Schröder
- 14 May 1944Birth of George Lucas
- from 18 May 1944 to 20 May 1944Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
- from June 1944 to September 1944Operation Frantic
- from 6 June 1944 to 29 August 1944Normandy landings
- from 6 June 1944 to 1 July 1944Invasion of Normandy
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1918Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia
- 1920Christ the Redeemer
- 1935Construction of Cà Mau Airport
- 21 September 1937Publication of The Hobbit
- c. 1940sRise of abstract expressionism
- 15 January 1943Construction of The Pentagon
The era
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