George Lucas Biography

Lucas in his childhood was mostly interested in the car racing, but it would dramatically changed his life. In 1962, just before Lucas was to graduate from high school, he had a serious accident. He was injured when his Fiat Biancina was struck broadside by another car of a fellow student.

"You can't have that kind of experience and not feel that there must be a reason why you're here," Lucas used to say about his past. "I realized I should be spending my time trying to figure out what that reason is and trying to fulfill it."

He then enrolled in a local junior college to be accepted in the University of Southern California's film school. There he interpreted film to mean photography, but once he began his work actualy in motion pictures he knew it was what he has to do. He determined to succeed in this competitive environment.

Lucas production always differed from the rest of the 60's films. In 1966 After graduating from USC, Lucas was hired as a teaching assistant, to train cameramen for the U.S. Military, during the time that he found an opportunity to shoot THX 1138:4EB – an abstract, Orwellian science fiction short which went on to win several major student awards.

In 1967, Lucas re-enrolled in a USC as a graduate student. In that year, he was selected as one of 4 student filmmakers from the USC and UCLA film programs to make a "behind the scenes" documentary about the making of McKenna's Gold.

Lucas wrote the stories for The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and Return of the Jedi in 1983. In 1980, he was executive producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark, which won five Academy Awards. Lucas was also the co-executive producer and creator of the story for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Released in 1984, the film earned yet another two Academy Award nominations, and won an Oscar for the visual effects.

Lucas divorced his wife of eighteen years, Marcia Griffin a film editor on her own wish. They adopted three children, one doughter Amanda and two more children Jett and Katie. Lucas is a billionaire now a days. Right now he is still producing and directing Star Wars movies-Attack of the Clones will be soon releasing this summer.

Now a days LucasArts is a leading international developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Lucas Digital, which consists of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound which provides visual effects and audio post-production services to the production industries. Lucas Licensing is responsible for merchandising of all of Lucasfilm's film and television properties. As well as Lucas Learning is committed to create an 'uncommon learning' experience by offering engaging interactive software products that provide learning opportunities through exploration and discovery.