Photos: George Lucas through the years

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Photos: George Lucas through the years

Director George Lucas celebrates his 70th birthday on May 14, 2014. Let's take a look at some memorable moments from his career.

Director George Lucas celebrates his 70th birthday on May 14, 2014. Let's take a look at some memorable moments from his career. Here, Darth Vader and Lucas (right) are shown onstage during Spike TV's "SCREAM 2011" awards held at Universal Studios on Oct. 15, 2011, in Universal City, Calif.

This 1974 photo shows George Lucas, director of the film "American Graffiti."

George Lucas, 1988.

George Lucas, shown in this 1993 file photo, ranks first among company leaders for his support of working parents according to Working Mother magazine.

Mr. and Mrs. Lou Ferrigno (left), Patti Davis and George Lucas were among the celebrity revelers ringing in the New Year with Hugh Hefner at the famous Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.

Film director George Lucas talks to reporters during a press conference at the Caserta Royal Palace Theater on July 24, 1997. Lucas is in Caserta, Italy, 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Naples, filming a new trilogy of the "Star Wars" saga.

Director George Lucas joins R2-D2 and Jake Lloyd on the set of "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace."

"Star Wars" creator George Lucas gestures while speaking to reporters at a New York hotel as he promoted his most recent film, "Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace," on May 9, 1999, in New York.

On location in the Tunisian desert, director George Lucas directs actor Anthony Daniels, who plays the robot C-3PO, in "Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones," in this undated promotional photo provided by LucasFilm LTD.

Christopher Lee, George Lucas and Hayden Christensen, from left to right, arrive for the charity premiere of "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" at The Odeon Leicester Square in London on May 14, 2002.

Director George Lucas is presented with a tirbute form the town of Deauville for his acheivements at the "THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut" screening at the 30th Deauville American Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2004, in Deauville, France.

This photo from video supplied by CBS News shows filmmaker George Lucas touring the old Presidio grounds in San Francisco, which will be developed into the new headquarters of LucasFilm, with Lesley Stahl during an interview on Jan. 24, 2005, about his upcoming and last "Star Wars" film.

Photo supplied by Walt Disney World shows "Star Wars" creator and director George Lucas Thursday evening, Feb. 24, 2005, meeting "Jedi Mickey Mouse" outside the Star Tours attraction which Lucas helped design at the Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Director George Lucas arrives for the German premiere of "Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" on May 17, 2005, in Berlin, Germany.

Director George Lucas accepts his award onstage during the 33rd AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to George Lucas at the Kodak Theatre on June 9, 2005, in Hollywood, Calif.

Filmmaker George Lucas pauses in front of a Stormtrooper exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston on Oct. 22, 2005, prior to the opening of "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," which ran at the museum from Oct. 27 through April 2006.

Director George Lucas accepts the award for Favorite Movie onstage at the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 10, 2006, in Los Angeles.

In this picture provided by Hasbro, filmmaker George Lucas, left, tries out a Star Wars "Force Action Light Saber" shown to him by Derryl DePriest, right, director of marketing for Hasbro's Star Wars line in their showroom at the American International Toy Fair in New York on Feb. 10, 2007.

Director George Lucas presents the film "Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope" at AFI's 40th Anniversary celebration presented by Target held at Arclight Cinemas on Oct. 3, 2007, in Hollywood, Calif.

Director-producer George Lucas, center, poses for portrait with a pair storm troopers from his "Star Wars" films in Las Vegas on March 13, 2008.

Katie Lucas, producer/director George Lucas and Mellody Hobson arrive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Inaugural Governors Awards held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles.

In this handout photo provided by AMPAS, producer Saul Zaentz, director/procucer George Lucas, director/producer Steven Spielberg, producer Walter Mirisch and actor Tom Hanks speak onstage during the 2009 Governors Awards in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Nov. 14, 2009, in Hollywood, Calif.

In this handout photo provided by AMPAS, producer Dino De Larentiis, actor Warren Beatty, prodicer Saul Zaentz, director/producer George Lucas, producer Norman Jewison, producer Walter Mirisch and director/producer Steven Spielberg pose for a photo following the 2009 Governors Awards in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Nov. 14, 2009, in Hollywood, Calif.

Mellody Hobson (left), director George Lucas and son Jett arrive at the InStyle and Warner Bros. 67th annual Golden Globes after party held at the Oasis Courtyard at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Director George Lucas celebrates his 70th birthday on May 14, 2014. Let's take a look at some memorable moments from his career. Here, Darth Vader and Lucas (right) are shown onstage during Spike TV's "SCREAM 2011" awards held at Universal Studios on Oct. 15, 2011, in Universal City, Calif.

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