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Who was the man who made Star Wars?

George Lucas is the creator of the Star Wars films, starting with the surprise hit Star Wars in 1977.  Star Wars became the highest grossing film to date and won six Academy Awards. Lucas then produced The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).


Lucas grew up in Modesto, California, and attended Modesto Junior College and later the University of Southern California (USC) to study film. He was very interested in racing cars and began filming races with an 8mm camera. Lucas was also drawn to cutting-edge 16 mm filmmakers such as Jordan Belson, as well as to European New Wave films such as Godard's Breathless. His first major film was American Graffiti (1973), and he founded his own company, Lucasfilm in 1971. He is also the creator of the Indiana Jones films, including Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

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