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None of the films I've done was designed for a mass audience, except for 'Indiana Jones.' Nobody in their right mind thought 'American Graffiti' or 'Star Wars' would work.

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George Lucas
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
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George Walton Lucas Jr.
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