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All All. Sign In. Play clip All About 'Indiana Jones 5'. George Walton Lucas, Jr. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. During his late teen years, he went to Thomas Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. He planned to become a professional racecar driver. However, a terrible car accident just after his high school graduation ended that dream permanently.

The accident changed his views on life. In , he was awarded a scholarship by Warner Brothers to observe the making of Finian's Rainbow which was being directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas and Coppola became good friends and formed American Zoetrope in The company's first project was Lucas' full-length version of THX In , he wrote and directed the semiautobiographical American Graffiti which won the Golden Globe and garnered five Academy Award nominations.

This gave him the clout he needed for his next daring venture. He was inspired to make this movie from Flash Gordon and the Planet of the Apes films. In , he established ILM. Another company called Sprocket Systems was established to edit and mix Star Wars and later becomes known as Skywalker Sound. His movie was turned down by several studios until 20th Century Fox gave him a chance.

George lucas biography youtube leonardo

The movie went on to break all box office records and earned seven Academy Awards. It redefined the term "blockbuster" and the rest is history. Lucas made the other Star Wars films and along with Steven Spielberg created the Indiana Jones series which made box office records of their own. From to , Lucas was busy with the construction of Skywalker Ranch, built to accommodate the creative, technical, and administrative needs of Lucasfilm.

Lucas struggled to rein in his space epic. The story was too dense, tonally imbalanced and its elaborate scenes would be prohibitively expensive to shoot. His friend and mentor, Francis Ford Coppola , expressed misgivings about early drafts. But with each round, the story improved. Acknowledging that he had trouble writing dialogue, Lucas brought in help from writers Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz although the director rewrote most of their changes.

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He planned to become a professional racecar driver. However, a terrible car accident just after his high school graduation ended that dream permanently. The accident changed his views on life. In , he was awarded a scholarship by Warner Brothers to observe the making of Finian's Rainbow which was being directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Lucas and Coppola became good friends and formed American Zoetrope in The company's first project was Lucas' full-length version of THX In , he wrote and directed the semiautobiographical American Graffiti which won the Golden Globe and garnered five Academy Award nominations. This gave him the clout he needed for his next daring venture.

He was inspired to make this movie from Flash Gordon and the Planet of the Apes films. In , he established ILM. Another company called Sprocket Systems was established to edit and mix Star Wars and later becomes known as Skywalker Sound. His movie was turned down by several studios until 20th Century Fox gave him a chance.