George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter famous for his epic Star Wars saga and the Indiana Jones trilogy.

Trivia

• In 1976, Lucas published a novelization of A New Hope, which was initially (like the film) titled just Star Wars. Although Lucas was credited as author of the book, it was later revealed that the book was actually ghost written by Alan Dean Foster, who would also write Splinter of the Mind's Eye, the first original Star Wars novel and, in many respects, the first Star Wars sequel.
• As a tribute to his first film, THX-1138, it is said that each of his films (most notably the Star Wars saga) contains the number 1138 hidden as an Easter egg, and each of his movies are also made with the sound company, THX. It is also rumored that while growing up in California, the last seven digits of his home telephone number were 849-1138, where the 849 corresponds with the letters THX on a standard telephone.
• Was an executive producer of the box office bomb Howard the Duck. He disowned the film shortly after its release.
• Lucas credits his friend and mentor John Milius with introducing him to the films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, whose works (including Seven Samurai) inspired the Star Wars films.
• George Lucas was honored by the AFI, and was given a Life Achievement Award for his contribution to the movie entertainment industry.