The Creation Of Star Wars

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“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” These iconic words have been at the beginning of every single movie in one of the best space fantasy sagas of all time. From the time of its creation to modern day, Star Wars has been loved by millions of people. First I’ll tell you about the creator of Star Wars, George Walton Lucas Jr, who was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto California. Throughout his childhood, Lucas enjoyed saturday morning classics such as Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and several others. But Lucas seemed to walk away from space fantasy as he grew older. By the time he entered high school, Lucas was set on being a professional race car driver. These dreams were cut short though, when his car wrapped around a tree, landing Lucas