George Walton Lucas Jr., born on May 14, 1944, is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur who created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe and the Indiana Jones franchise. He founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX, and served as chairman of Lucasfilm until he sold it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. He has received two Emmy Awards and several Academy Award nominations. The atlas records him as the creator of the Star Wars franchise, one of the largest media franchises to span film, television, games and comics.
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George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.
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