Lucas' struggle first began on May 14, 1944 when he was born in the relatively humdrum city of Modesto, California to parents George Walton Lucas, Sr. and Ellinore Bomberger Lucas.

He grew up on a walnut farm and was destined to take over the small office supply store owned by his father.

The young Lucas didn't go to many movies nor did his family have a TV until he was 11-years old.

Little did his parents, or anyone else know that Lucas would go on to become one of the world's most successful and well-respected filmmakers in history.

Lucas attended Thomas Downey High School where his studies took a back seat to his passion for racecar driving.

"My teenage years were completely devoted to cars. That was the most important thing in my life, from about the age of 14 to 20."
George Lucas