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He lives in Modesto, [[California]] and is, in his own words, a "[[Buddhist]] [[Methodist]]". <ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/George_Lucas.html</ref> | He lives in Modesto, [[California]] and is, in his own words, a "[[Buddhist]] [[Methodist]]". <ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/George_Lucas.html</ref> | ||
| − | + | Following a dispute, he withdrew from the Writers' Guild of America and the Directors' Guild in 1980 over his choice of using no opening credits in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. In addition, he originally wanted his friend Steven Spielberg to direct Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), but his dispute with the Director's Guild barred him from doing so. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/bio</ref> Since then, in all of his recent films, he has hired actors who are not members of the Screen Actors' Guild, as legally a non-Guild member cannot hire Guild members.<ref>http://www.stagesource.org/download/8_advice_article_for_aftra_sag.pdf </ref> | |
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Revision as of 09:38, January 14, 2009
George Walton Lucas (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. He is the creator of the Star Wars series as well as many other films, including American Graffiti, THX 1138, and, with the help of Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones.
He lives in Modesto, California and is, in his own words, a "Buddhist Methodist". [1]
Following a dispute, he withdrew from the Writers' Guild of America and the Directors' Guild in 1980 over his choice of using no opening credits in The Empire Strikes Back. In addition, he originally wanted his friend Steven Spielberg to direct Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), but his dispute with the Director's Guild barred him from doing so. [2] Since then, in all of his recent films, he has hired actors who are not members of the Screen Actors' Guild, as legally a non-Guild member cannot hire Guild members.[3]
References
Links
- George Lucas at the Internet Movie Database