George Lucas

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05/14/1944	George Lucas born in Modesto, Ca.	George Lucas, whose full name is George Walton Lucas Jr., was born on may 14, 1944, in Modesto, Ca to George Lucas Sr. and Dorothy Lucas. He was reared in Modesto, along with his two sisters.
01/01/1971	Founds Lucasfilm Limited	Lucas founds Lucasfilm Limited as a private company and releases a remake of his college film, THX 1138. Lucas Film Company - Online
01/01/1973	Releases American Grafitti	In 1973, Lucas releases his second low budget film, American Grafitti. According to Lucasfilm, "American Graffiti is the first film to tell multiple stories through narratives backed by a soundtrack of music." It goes on to receive five Oscar nominations.
01/01/1975	Industrial Light and Magic	In 1975 George Lucas founds Industrial Light and Magic, a visual effects company that works exclusively with movies.
01/01/1977	Star Wars is released	In 1977, George Lucas releases the first Star Wars movie. Star Wars movies becomes a international hit. Star Wars broke every box office records
04/26/1980	The second Star Wars is released
01/01/1981	Lucas and Spielberg create Indiana Jones
01/01/1982	Lucas and Spielberg create E.T.	E.T. the extraterrestrial, was a blockbluster movie and resulted in both an Academy Award and an Oscar.
04/26/1983	Lucas invents THX	The THX system of sound transformed audio quality in movies.
01/01/1991	Founds Edutopia	Founds Edutopia through the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF). Edutopia was concieved by Lucas to insire children to learn through providing access to high end technology. Lucas felt that although there have been significant progress in technology, the educational system has been slow to adapt to techology. The theory behind Edutopia is that school should be fun because it is project-based education. edutopia
05/22/2005	Raises 500K for the Koret House	The Koret House provides free temporary housing for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families during treatment at the University of California, San Francisco Children's Hospital. After the birth of his daughter, George Lucas became interested in children's charities. http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-05-22/living/17374232_1_star-wars-wookiee-susan-koret
10/20/2005	Gives $1 million to Martin Luther King memorial in Washington	Lucas not only donates one million dollars, but hosts a dinner to raise more funds for the memorial. http://www.mlkmemorial.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hkIUL9MVJxE&b=1601407&ct=2331431
09/06/2006	Gives $175 to USC film school	George makes a $175 million donation to the University of Southern California's Film School for a new state-of-the-art, fully digitized building.Donation to USC
01/01/2010	Other Charites supported by Lucas	Artists for a New South Africa BID 2 BEAT AIDS Film Foundation Racing for kids Read more: http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/69-george-lucas#ixzz1M1B8pMD2
06/16/2010	Donates half of his fortune to various charities	George Lucas, along with 40 other billionares, agree to give half of their wealth away. http://msnbc.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/16/4517487-if-you-were-a-billionaire-would-you-donate-half-your-fortune-to-charity
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
05/14/1944 to 05/06/2011	Lucas,George	George Lucas, after founding companies to handle the special audio and visual effects of a series of blockbuster movies, turned his attention to philanthropical efforts in education, health and children.