George Lucas
American filmmaker
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| May 2024 | Lucas was given the Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, considered one of the highest recognitions in the film industry. |
| May 2024 | Lucas was given the Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, considered one of the highest recognitions in the film industry. |
| 2021 | Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson donated to NYU through the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation to establish the Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts. |
| 2021 | An action figure of Lucas in stormtrooper disguise was released as part of Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series, coinciding with Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary. |
| 2021 | An action figure of Lucas in stormtrooper disguise was released as part of Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series, coinciding with Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary. |
| 2021 | Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson donated to NYU through the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation to establish the Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts. |
| 2019 | Lucas meets with J.J. Abrams before the writing of The Rise of Skywalker, the final film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. |
| 2019 | Lucas meets with J.J. Abrams before the writing of The Rise of Skywalker, the final film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. |
| 2017 | Lucas describes The Last Jedi as 'beautifully made' after its release. |
| 2017 | Lucas describes The Last Jedi as 'beautifully made' after its release. |
| January 17 2017 | Lucas announced the museum would be constructed in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, on an eleven-acre campus, with a five-story 300,000 square foot building, scheduled for completion in 2025. |
| January 17 2017 | Lucas announced the museum would be constructed in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, on an eleven-acre campus, with a five-story 300,000 square foot building, scheduled for completion in 2025. |
| October 2016 | Lucas announces he will not be involved in the story of the fifth Indiana Jones film, but will remain an executive producer. |
| October 2016 | Lucas announces he will not be involved in the story of the fifth Indiana Jones film, but will remain an executive producer. |
| June 24 2016 | Lucas announced he was abandoning plans to build the museum in Chicago due to a lawsuit by the local preservation group Friends of the Parks. |
| June 24 2016 | Lucas announced he was abandoning plans to build the museum in Chicago due to a lawsuit by the local preservation group Friends of the Parks. |
| April 15 2016 | Lucas donated between $501,000 and $1 million through the Lucas Family Foundation (now Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation) to the Obama Foundation for the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. |
| April 15 2016 | Lucas donated between $501,000 and $1 million through the Lucas Family Foundation (now Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation) to the Obama Foundation for the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. |
| 2015 | Lucas writes the CGI musical film Strange Magic, produced at Skywalker Ranch and directed by Gary Rydstrom. |
| 2015 | Lucas writes the CGI musical film Strange Magic, produced at Skywalker Ranch and directed by Gary Rydstrom. |
| December 24 2015 | During an interview with Charlie Rose, Lucas compares selling Lucasfilm to Disney to a divorce and criticizes the creative direction of The Force Awakens. |
| December 24 2015 | During an interview with Charlie Rose, Lucas compares selling Lucasfilm to Disney to a divorce and criticizes the creative direction of The Force Awakens. |
| December 18 2015 | The Force Awakens is released, marking Lucas's transition from active Star Wars production. |
| December 18 2015 | The Force Awakens is released, marking Lucas's transition from active Star Wars production. |
| December 6 2015 | Lucas was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors. |
| December 6 2015 | Lucas was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors. |
| August 2015 | Lucas was inducted as a Disney Legend. |
| August 2015 | Lucas was inducted as a Disney Legend. |
| January 2015 | Lucas states that Disney has discarded his story treatments for Episodes VII–IX that he had previously developed. |
| January 2015 | Lucas states that Disney has discarded his story treatments for Episodes VII–IX that he had previously developed. |
| October 2014 | Lucas received Honorary Membership of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. |
| October 2014 | Lucas received Honorary Membership of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. |
| June 2014 | Chicago was selected as the museum's location, pending approval from the Chicago Plan Commission, which was subsequently granted. |
| June 2014 | Chicago was selected as the museum's location, pending approval from the Chicago Plan Commission, which was subsequently granted. |
| May 2014 | A potential lakefront site on Museum Campus in Chicago was proposed for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. |
| May 2014 | A potential lakefront site on Museum Campus in Chicago was proposed for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. |
| 2013 | Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson donated $25 million to the Chicago-based not-for-profit After School Matters, an organization of which Hobson is the chair. |
| 2013 | Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson donated $25 million to the Chicago-based not-for-profit After School Matters, an organization of which Hobson is the chair. |
| August 2013 | Lucas and Hobson welcomed their first child together, a daughter born via surrogate. |
| August 2013 | Lucas and Hobson welcomed their first child together, a daughter born via surrogate. |
| July 2013 | Lucas was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama for his contributions to American cinema. |
| July 2013 | Lucas was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama for his contributions to American cinema. |
| June 2013 | George Lucas began considering establishing the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum to be built on Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, with plans to display his collection of illustrations and pop art valued at over $1 billion. He offered to pay $300 million for construction and planned to endow the museum with $400 million, with a potential additional $400 million endowment. |
| June 2013 | George Lucas began considering establishing the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum to be built on Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, with plans to display his collection of illustrations and pop art valued at over $1 billion. He offered to pay $300 million for construction and planned to endow the museum with $400 million, with a potential additional $400 million endowment. |
| June 22 2013 | Lucas married Mellody Hobson at his Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. |
| June 22 2013 | Lucas married Mellody Hobson at his Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. |
| January 2013 | Lucas and Mellody Hobson announced their engagement. |
| January 2013 | Lucas and Mellody Hobson announced their engagement. |
| 2012 | George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion, publicly declaring his intention to donate the majority of the proceeds to philanthropic endeavors. |
| 2012 | Lucas self-funds and serves as executive producer for Red Tails, a war film about the Tuskegee Airmen, and takes over directing of reshoots. |
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