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George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an
American film producer,
screenwriter,
director and
chairman of
Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the
epic sci-fi franchise
Star Wars and joint creator of the archaeologist-adventurer character
Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful
independent directors/producers, with an estimated net worth of
$3.0 billion as of 2009.
Early life and education
Lucas was born in
Modesto,
California, the son of Dorothy Lucas (
nee Bomberger) and George Lucas Sr. (1913–1991).
[George Lucas Biography (1944-)]