George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is the creator of the epic space opera saga Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful independent directors/producers, with an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion.

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