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Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas

Dale Pollock

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Summary

Dale Pollock’s biography follows George Lucas through the making of American Graffiti, the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The updated edition adds a chapter on the Star Wars Special Edition, prequel development and the changing film industry. The book treats Lucas as a filmmaker and examines the work behind the films. This record uses the 1999 updated trade paperback of the earlier biography.

  • SourceSkywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas — source record · Title/subtitle; Dale Pollock; 31 May 1999 updated trade paperback; ISBN; Description.

Why read it Our view

Compare the development of a film with the career and production choices around it. The update also gives a later view of how a successful creator revises earlier products and builds new ones.

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  • George LucasBiography subject
    Pollock’s biography is separate from Brian Jay Jones’s later George Lucas: A Life. The checked copy is the 1999 updated edition; no Lucas endorsement is claimed.
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