In the latest installment of Who Knew?, Mr. Rixon and Mrs. Allgood take the listeners to a galaxy far, far, away....

Well, actually, we're going to the year 1977, when a California-born film director released his obscure "space opera" in a handful of movie theaters across the country. This episode will explore the life and career of George Lucas, and how his crowning achievement, Star Wars, forever changed the film industry, including how movies are made, and how they are sold and marketed. May the Force Be With You!

SOURCES

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

https://www.biography.com/filmmaker/george-lucas

https://www.lucasfilm.com/