Hot Rods & Droids: A George Lucas Profile (Part 2)

And tried to buy the rights to it from King Features, but they wanted a lot of money for it, more than I could afford then,” stated American filmmaker George Lucas who came up with a creative solution. “I realized that I could make up a character as easily as Alex Raymond, who took his character from Edgar Rice Burroughs. It’s your basic superhero in outer space. I realized that what I really wanted to do was a contemporary action fantasy.” The native of Modesto, California was revisiting a childhood fascination. “As a kid, I read a lot of science fiction. But instead of reading technical, hard-science writers like Isaac Asimov, I was interested in Harry Harrison and a fantastic, surreal approach to the genre.” Lucas also incorporated other elements into his story. “There is a lot taken from Westerns, mythology and samurai movies. It’s all those things that are great put together.” Composing a 15-page treatment, the director approached United Artists which turned the project down so he turned to Universal. “Part of my deal to make [1973] was that I had to sign over my life to them for seven years. That’s the way they worked over there. They owned me. They had first refusal on any idea I had. I showed it to them and they said no. I took it to Laddie [Alan Ladd Jr.] at Fox and he said he would take a chance. I was only asking $10,000 to write the screenplay.” Reflecting on his reasoning for accepting the project, Ladd Jr. said, “George had many permutations on the picture. He once thought of having an all-Japanese cast. He described the kind of picture he wanted it to be, like “It took me three years to write the screenplay,” revealed George Lucas who decided to divide the sprawling epic in half, thereby, laying down the foundations for three separate trilogies. “I wrote four versions, meaning four completely different plots before finding the one that satisfied me.” Detailing the evolution of the tale, the moviemaker remarked, “The first one talked about a princess and an old general. The second version followed a father, his son, and his daughter; the daughter was the heroine of the film. Now the daughter has become Luke, Mark Hamill’s character. There was also the story of two brothers where I transformed one of them into a sister. The older brother was imprisoned, and the young sister had to rescue him and bring him back to their dad.

Spring Graduates - News Story, CCCC - Central Carolina Community ...

SANFORD – Central Carolina Community College held its spring commencement May 13 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The following students received degrees, diplomas, or certificates in curriculum programs. The list includes those who graduated in the fall semester.

Graduates are listed by county under their degree, certificate or diploma.

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS

Chatham – Terran Sierra Tysor, Fred Jacob Parks, Christopher Aaron Carroll, Helen Michele Paradis Jeremy Michael Timmons, Jessica Alease Townsend, Annie Yvonne Hackney, Kristen Leigh Stewart, and Greer De Anne Wellborn;

Cumberland – Hunter Bryce Stewart, Wanda Elaine McNair, and Allison Mae Bertram;

Harnett – Rachel Marie Koury, Bailey Robson Polumbo, Joshua Coleman Bussey, Felicia J. Stewart, Suzanne Catherine Taylor, Susanna Lillian Overbee, Guss Michael Dawood, Kasey Lynn Howe, Christopher William Taylor, Shawn Michael Smith, Patricia Lynn Walls, Joey Lee Diaz, Patrick Wilson Holmes, Lauren Renee Byrd, and Jennifer Elizabeth Schagane;

Lee – Carol Ann Evans, Robert Zachary Griffin, Jennifer Suzanne Geer, Veronica Louise Meert, Steven Edd George, Hillary Brooke Akers, Marietta Thomas Thompson, Magan Ashton Gonella, Heidi Yamileth Centeno, Rosa Maribel Vanegas, Nallely Jael Vazquez, Jennifer Lynn Neal, Nathaniel Macom Newell, Catherine Sarah Vest, Zhyra Serrano Barber, Hanna Marie Basham, Caitlin Crimmins Spell, Bradley Russell Terry, Linda Lee Assenco, Sondra Ann Durham, Lindsay Nickole Langlois, Whitney Nicole White, Raul Andres Zamora Duprey, Joanna Ladelia Fling, Jared Michael Blalock, Luis A. Medina, Kimberly M. Neiss, Ruth A. Washer, Bianca  Adkinson, Brittany Autumn Hunt, Andrew Ross Wells, Cory D. McCarthy, Kyle A McCarthy, Phillip Andrew Werkheiser, Layton Andrew Sheppard, Erin Elizabeth Hawksby, Jeffery P. Moore, Rebekah Latham Brewer, Heather Lynn Hockenberry, and Brianne Marie Kelly;

Sampson – Burmah Stanley Arthurs;

Wake – Meghan Ashlee Ricks, Adrienne Leigh Freedle;

Unstated –  Corinne Elizabeth Salak.

American men and women of science, The physical and biological sciences

Herbert Windal Johnson, Wiley Carroll. Jr Johnstone, Francis Elliott, Jr Jones. ... C Lorenzo Porter, Kenneth Boyd Porter, Wayne Melvin Poster, ...

Who's who among students in American universities and colleges

Michael Hartwell, Frederic P. Johnson, Bradford H. King, William R. Lewenberg, ... Richard W. Taylor, Raymond William Thomas, Wayne Melvin Tracy, ...

Canadian electronics engineering

Stetron International Inc. Booth: 219, 221 Hosted by: Dave Charbonneau, Vern Cunningham, Ken Johnston, Wayne Murphy, Monika Huber, Wayne Melvin, Jean-Pierre ...

Comprehensive dissertation index

Black Elected Officials, A National Roster

JOHNSON, Pat 5 FL JOHNSON, Patricia S CA JOHNSON, Paul 6 PA JOHNSON, ... 6 AR JOHNSON, Viney 7 AR JOHNSON, Virginia M 5 DC JOHNSON, Wayne W 4 TX JOHNSON, ...