Lucas

American

[loo-kuhs] / ˈlu kəs /

noun

George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
a male given name, form of Luke.

Lucas British

/ ˈluːkəs /

noun

George. born 1944, US film director, producer, and writer of screenplays. Films include American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and its prequels The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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“I believe wholeheartedly that you can’t force revival,” Lucas Miles declares in his stump speech for the Make Heaven Crowded tour.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Surgery resident Hassan-James Abbas was indicted in December by a Lucas County, Ohio, grand jury, which accused him of unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug and five other felony counts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Emery's teamsheet included defensive trio Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne, as well as top scorer Ollie Watkins, dropped to the bench.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

At the time, Mattel had just passed on a toy licensing offer from filmmaker George Lucas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Pa and Uncle Darnell insisted on standing on both sides of Big Ma to walk her up to Mr. Lucas and the pastor while she fussed about being escorted like a common criminal.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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