George Lucas, "'Star Wars' Raises Questions on US Policy", David Germain (May 17, 2005), Associated Press.
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When I wrote [the backstory/Clone Wars], Iraq didn't exist.
— George Lucas on Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
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About George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born 14 May 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur, most famous for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies.
About George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born 14 May 1944) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur, most famous for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies.
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