Editing George Lucas (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Time 100 George Lucas.jpg|thumb|right|Lucas at the ''Time'' 100 2006 gala]]
In 1969, Lucas married film editor [[Marcia Lucas|Marcia Lou Griffin]],<ref name="marriage1">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/george-lucas-weds-mellody-hobson/ |title=George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson |access-date=October 22, 2019 |date=June 24, 2013 |first=Andrea |last=Billups |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216031540/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20711631%2C00.html |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> who went on to win an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for her editing work on the original ''Star Wars'' film. They adopted a daughter, [[Amanda Lucas (fighter)|Amanda Lucas]], in 1981,<ref name="children1">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-george-lucas-baby-girl-mellody-hobson-20130812,0,807729.story |title=Newlyweds George Lucas and Mellody Hobson welcome a baby girl |access-date=August 15, 2013 |date=August 12, 2013 |first=Christie |last=D'Zurilla |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194332/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-george-lucas-baby-girl-mellody-hobson-20130812-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and divorced in 1983.<ref name="marriage1"/> Lucas subsequently adopted two more children as a single parent: daughter [[Katie Lucas]], born in 1988, and son Jett Lucas, born in 1993.<ref name="children1"/> His three eldest children all appeared in the three ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequels, as did Lucas himself. Following his divorce, Lucas was in a relationship with singer [[Linda Ronstadt]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/whats-new-with-linda-ronstadt-shes-singing-her-love-songs-to-star-wars-czar-george-lucas-vol-21-no-12/ |title=What's New with Linda Ronstadt? She's Singing Her Love Songs to Star Wars Czar George Lucas |access-date=October 22, 2019 |date=March 26, 1984 |work=People |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194313/https://people.com/archive/whats-new-with-linda-ronstadt-shes-singing-her-love-songs-to-star-wars-czar-george-lucas-vol-21-no-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/19/garden/at-lunch-with-linda-ronstadt-and-this-is-what-48-looks-like.html |title=AT LUNCH WITH: Linda Ronstadt; And This Is What 48 Looks Like |access-date=August 15, 2013 |date=April 19, 1995 |first=Stephen |last=Holden |work=The New York Times |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194311/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/19/garden/at-lunch-with-linda-ronstadt-and-this-is-what-48-looks-like.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lucas began dating [[Mellody Hobson]], president of [[Ariel Investments]] and chairwoman of [[Starbucks]], in 2006, after meeting in 2005 at a business conference. She formerly served as chairwoman at [[DreamWorks Animation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Art |first=The Lucas Museum of Narrative |date=2023-07-04 |title=George Lucas |url=https://lucasmuseum.org/george-lucas |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art |language=en |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216193627/https://lucasmuseum.org/george-lucas/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9303267 |title="Indy" survives Cannes critics |access-date=September 26, 2010 |date=May 18, 2008 |author=Germain, David |work=The Denver Post via AP |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194311/https://www.denverpost.com/2008/05/18/indy-survives-cannes-critics/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/01/18/movies/awardsseason/0118-REDCARPET_14.html |work=The New York Times |title=Red Carpet at the Golden Globes |date=January 18, 2010 |access-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194335/http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/01/18/movies/awardsseason/0118-REDCARPET_14.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://investor.starbucks.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx |title=Board of Directors |publisher=Starbucks |access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> Lucas and Hobson announced their engagement in January 2013,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-lucas-mellody-hobson-engaged-408012 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title=George Lucas Engaged to DreamWorks Animation Chairman Mellody Hobson |date=January 3, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430221020/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-lucas-mellody-hobson-engaged-408012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and married on June 22, 2013, at Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in [[Marin County, California]].<ref name="marriage1"/> They have one daughter together, born via [[Surrogacy|surrogate]] in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/everest-hobson-lucas_n_3742950.html |work=Huffington Post |title=Everest Hobson Lucas Born To George Lucas And Mellody Hobson |date=August 12, 2013 |access-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194306/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/everest-hobson-lucas_n_3742950 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lucas was born and raised in a [[Methodism|Methodist]] family.<ref name=pollockskywalking /> The religious and mythical themes in ''Star Wars'' were inspired by Lucas's interest in the writings of mythologist [[Joseph Campbell]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/george-lucas/about-george-lucas/649/ |title=George Lucas – About George Lucas – American Masters |work=PBS |date=January 13, 2004 |access-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227194307/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/george-lucas-about-george-lucas/649/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he would eventually come to identify strongly with the [[Eastern philosophies|Eastern religious philosophies]] he studied and incorporated into his films, which were a major inspiration for "[[the Force]]". Lucas has come to state that his religion is "[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] Methodist". He resides in [[Marin County]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Director: So, What's the Deal with Leia's Hair? |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002327,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327050706/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002327,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |magazine=Time |date=April 29, 2002 |access-date=September 2, 2011 |first=Jess |last=Cagle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/George_Lucas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050612235541/http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/George_Lucas.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 12, 2005 |title=The Religious Affiliation of Director George Lucas |publisher=Adherents.com |date=n.d.}}</ref>

Lucas is a major collector of the American illustrator and painter [[Norman Rockwell]]. A collection of 57 Rockwell paintings and drawings owned by Lucas and fellow Rockwell collector and film director Steven Spielberg were displayed at the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] from July 2, 2010, to January 2, 2011, in an exhibition titled ''Telling Stories''.<ref name=Rockwell>{{cite news |url=http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2010/rockwell/ |title=Exhibitions: Telling Stories |publisher=Smithsonian American Art Museum |location=Washington, D.C.|url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130411052418/http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2010/rockwell/ |archive-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref>

Lucas has said that he is a fan of [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s hit TV show ''[[Family Guy]]''. MacFarlane has said that Lucasfilm was extremely helpful when the ''Family Guy'' crew wanted to [[Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy|parody their works]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Bonnie |last=Burton |title="Family Guy" Creator Reveals Star Wars Cred |url=https://www.starwars.com/community/news/rocks/f20070921/index.html |publisher=Starwars.com |date=September 21, 2007 |access-date=September 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905151825/http://www.starwars.com/community/news/rocks/f20070921/index.html |archive-date=September 5, 2011}}</ref>

Lucas supported Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] in the run-up for the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>Johnson, T., [https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-hollywood-1201878938/ Clinton vs. Trump in Hollywood: Who's Giving] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007220339/http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-hollywood-1201878938/ |date=October 7, 2016 }}, ''Variety'', October 7, 2016.</ref>