Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. Lucas is considered one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster.Īfter graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Games, and Industrial Light & Magic.

(born May 14, 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur.