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George Lucas Biography

Birth Name:

George Walton Lucas Jr.

Birth Place:

Modesto, California, United States

Profession

Director, producer, writer

Fast Facts

A near-fatal auto crash in 1962 derailed his ambitions to be a race-car driver
Won a Warner Bros
scholarship in 1967 and spent six months as an assistant to Francis Ford Coppola on Finian's Rainbow
Universal studio brass initially disliked the low-budget American Graffiti so much they wanted to bypass a theatrical release and sell it straight to TV
It went on to gross more than $100 million
Star Wars was turned down by several studios before Fox agreed to finance it for about $10 million; Lucas waived a portion of his directing fee in return for shared ownership of the merchandising and sequel rights for the series
Net worth, according to Forbes magazine, is estimated at $3
5 billion

1986Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
1985Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
1982Writers Guild Awards-Original Comedy: nominated
1981Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Comedy: nominated
1978Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1977Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
1977Oscar-Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced): nominated
1977Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
1974Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1974Writers Guild Awards-Original Comedy: nominated
1973Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
1973Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
1973Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated