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Young people don't have a fantasy life anymore, not the way we did. All they've got is Kojak and Dirty Harry. There's all these kids running around wanting to be killer cops.

George Lucas

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