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George Lucas: A Biography

John Baxter

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Summary

John Baxter’s biography examines George Lucas’s work and independence in the film business. It considers Star Wars and Indiana Jones alongside film financing, control of creative material and profits, and the working environment at Skywalker Ranch. The checked English paperback is the 2000 HarperCollins edition. The work also appeared under the US title Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas; these titles are not two separate biographies.

  • SourceGeorge Lucas: A Biography — source record · About section: Lucas biography, film financing, control of intellectual content and profits, Skywalker Ranch.
  • SourceGoogle Books — HarperCollins edition metadata · John Baxter; HarperCollins 2000 revised/reprint; ISBN 9780006530817.

Why read it Our view

Use it to examine how contracts, finance and a production base can support creative independence. Treat the biographer’s account as an outside analysis, rather than Lucas’s own statement of a business method.

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    Baxter’s English biography. The US title Mythmaker identifies the same work and is not staged as an extra book.
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