1940s

The year of 1944 marks the birth of George Lucas This is a compilation of occurrences during the 1940s that have a connection to the Star Wars universe.

Notable Births

Year 1940

January 7: The arrival of Paul Weston.
January 8: The arrival of Sidney Ganis.
February 28: The arrival of Jim Baikie.
April 26: The arrival of Harry Fielder.
May 5: The arrival of Lance Henriksen.
May 7: The arrival of Wayne Grace.
June 28: The arrival of Richard Chew.
July 28: The arrival of Phil Proctor.
August 26: The arrival of Don LaFontaine.
August 31: The arrival of Jack Thompson.
September 11: The arrival of Brian De Palma.
September 23: The arrival of Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
November 11: The arrival of Roy Conrad.
November 22: The arrival of Roy Thomas.
November 30: The arrival of Graeme Campbell.
December 6: The arrival of Richard Edlund.
?: The arrival of Hal Barwood.

Year 1941

January 12: The arrival of Long John Baldry.
February 8: The arrival of Nick Nolte.
March 17: The arrival of Paul Kantner.
May 2: The arrival of Paul Darrow.
May 5: The arrival of Jon Foster.
June 1: The arrival of Richard Donat.
June 15: The arrival of Neal Adams.
June 28: The arrival of Michael W. Royer.
July 10: The arrival of Robert Pine.
July 29: The arrival of David Warner.
August 4: The arrival of Martin Jarvis.
August 6: The arrival of Dianne Crittenden.
August 16: The arrival of Paul Hecht.
August 25: The arrival of Dan Hennessey.
September 26: The arrival of Tom Veitch.
November 11: The arrival of Russell Horton.
December 10: The arrival of Fionnula Flanagan.
December 10: The arrival of Peter Michael Goetz.

Year 1942

January 29: The arrival of Peter Sumner.
January 30: The arrival of Marty Balin.
February 12: The arrival of Terry Bisson.
February 13: The arrival of Tom Jung.
March 27: The arrival of Michael York.
April 14: The arrival of Robert Dalva.
May 11: The arrival of Terence McGovern.
June 18: The arrival of Nick Tate.
July 13: The arrival of Harrison Ford.
July 13: The arrival of Tom Palmer.
September 5: The arrival of Werner Herzog.
September 19: The arrival of Victor Brandt.
November 1: The arrival of Michael Fleisher.
December 6: The arrival of Richard Miller.
December 26: The arrival of Maria De Aragon.

Year 1943

March 27: The arrival of Grant McCune.
May 10: The arrival of David Clennon.
June 7: The arrival of Michael Pennington.
June 13: The arrival of Malcolm McDowell.
June 26: The arrival of John Beasley.
July 12: The arrival of Walter Murch.
August 11: The arrival of Christine Hewett.
August 14: The arrival of John Costanza.
November 10: The arrival of William Hoyland.
November 11: The arrival of Dave Cockrum.
November 16: The arrival of Juan Giménez.
December 26: The arrival of Aggie Guerard Rodgers.

Year 1944

January 8: The arrival of Terry Brooks.
January 13: The arrival of Mike Edmonds.
January 28: The arrival of Andrew Jack.
February 3: The arrival of Trisha Noble.
February 19: The arrival of Donald F. Glut.
February 25: The arrival of Roger Christian.
May 12: The arrival of Sara Kestelman.
May 14: The arrival of George Lucas.
May 19: The arrival of Peter Mayhew.
May 25: The arrival of Frank Oz.
June 18: The arrival of Colin Skeaping.
June 24: The arrival of Julian Holloway.
July 14: The arrival of Alex Tavoularis.
August 11: The arrival of Ian McDiarmid.
August 25: The arrival of Anthony Heald.
September 7: The arrival of Andy Bradford.
October 2: The arrival of Larry Ward.
November 22: The arrival of Paul Brooke.
November 26: The arrival of Michael Gregory.
?: The arrival of David Acomba.

Year 1945

January 4: The arrival of Pauline Rennie.
February 16: The arrival of Jeremy Bulloch.
March 31: The arrival of Edwin Catmull.
April 1: The arrival of John Barbata.
April 2: The arrival of Linda Hunt.
April 12: The arrival of Laura Esterman.
May 22: The arrival of Carlos Garzón.
June 6: The arrival of David Dukes.
June 14: The arrival of Stephen J. Sansweet.
July 20: The arrival of Harrison Ellenshaw.
August 7: The arrival of Graeme Blundell.
September 8: The arrival of Willard Huyck.
September 17: The arrival of Bruce Spence.
October 4: The arrival of Marcia Lucas.
October 8: The arrival of Bill E. Martin.
October 19: The arrival of John Lithgow.
November 14: The arrival of Paul Hirsch.
November 26: The arrival of Daniel Davis.
?: The arrival of William C. Dietz.
?: The arrival of Robin Scobey.

Year 1946

February 14: The arrival of Toby Philpott.
February 21: The arrival of Anthony Daniels.
February 25: The arrival of Rick Geary.
March 12: The arrival of Frank Welker.
April 7: The arrival of Stan Winston.
April 19: The arrival of Tim Curry.
May 12: The arrival of L. Neil Smith.
May 23: The arrival of Anthony May.
July 16: The arrival of Richard LeParmentier.
August 2: The arrival of James Howe.
August 19: The arrival of Christopher Malcolm.
September 2: The arrival of Walter Simonson.
September 26: The arrival of Louise Simonson.
September 26: The arrival of Togo Igawa.
October 5: The arrival of Vic Armstrong.
October 22: The arrival of Richard McGonagle.
November 1: The arrival of Dennis Muren.
November 18: The arrival of Alan Dean Foster.
December 16: The arrival of Charles Dennis.
December 18: The arrival of Steven Spielberg.
?: The arrival of Ernie Fosselius.
?: The arrival of Carol Titelman.
?: The arrival of Ian Gibson.

Year 1947

January 10: The arrival of George Alec Effinger.
January 27: The arrival of Peter Burroughs.
February 1: The arrival of Tony Baxter.
March 19: The arrival of Dermot Crowley.
March 22: The arrival of Tony Pope.
March 26: The arrival of John Morton.
April 3: The arrival of Pat Proft.
April 6: The arrival of John Ratzenberger.
April 11: The arrival of Meshach Taylor.
May 2: The arrival of David Ankrum.
June 29: The arrival of Michael Carter.
July 23: The arrival of John Dicks.
August 13: The arrival of John Stocker.
August 22: The arrival of Mark Siegel.
August 31: The arrival of Steve Perry.
September 4: The arrival of Jeffery Kissoon.
September 6: The arrival of Keone Young.
September 12: The arrival of Christopher Neame.
September 20: The arrival of Steve Gerber.
September 22: The arrival of David Jones.
September 27: The arrival of Denis Lawson.
October 16: The arrival of Guy Siner.
October 27: The arrival of Angus MacInnes.
November 6: The arrival of Carolyn Seymour.
November 6: The arrival of Vivienne Chandler.
November 12: The arrival of Carlos Ezquerra.
November 17: The arrival of James Warwick.
December 22: The arrival of Brian Daley.
December 30: The arrival of James Kahn.
?: The arrival of James Luceno.

Year 1948

January 7: The arrival of Jarion Monroe.
January 14: The arrival of Carl Weathers.
January 23: The arrival of Ann Sachs.
March 16: The arrival of Margaret Weis.
April 30: The arrival of Perry King.
May 3: The arrival of Larry Brandenburg.
May 6: The arrival of David Michelinie.
May 27: The arrival of Pete Sears.
June 12: The arrival of Len Wein.
July 5: The arrival of William Hootkins.
July 12: The arrival of Ben Burtt.
July 25: The arrival of David Esch.
July 30: The arrival of Carel Struycken.
August 4: The arrival of Ian Liston.
August 19: The arrival of Ian McElhinney.
August 28: The arrival of Vonda N. McIntyre.
November 23: The arrival of Bruce Vilanch.
November 24: The arrival of John Alvin.
December 9: The arrival of Robert Blalack.
December 21: The arrival of Samuel L. Jackson.
?: The arrival of James Sherman.

Year 1949

January 7: The arrival of George Buza.
January 14: The arrival of Lawrence Kasdan.
January 18: The arrival of Jamie Alcroft.
February 2: The arrival of Brent Spiner.
February 17: The arrival of Don Scardino.
February 18: The arrival of Pat Fraley.
April 8: The arrival of John Madden.
April 20: The arrival of John Ostrander.
April 24: The arrival of Peter Friedman.
June 7: The arrival of Larry Hama.
June 11: The arrival of Sherman Howard.
June 11: The arrival of Steve Moore.
June 16: The arrival of Kale Browne.
June 18: The arrival of Keith Swaden.
June 29: The arrival of Greg Burson.
July 10: The arrival of Winston Rekert.
July 18: The arrival of John Wagner.
July 25: The arrival of Alex Wald.
August 16: The arrival of Barbara Goodson.
August 24: The arrival of Charles Rocket.
September 16: The arrival of Ed Begley, Jr..
September 28: The arrival of Jim Henshaw.
October 30: The arrival of Paul Engelen.
November 7: The arrival of Bennet Guillory.
November 22: The arrival of Anthony Smee.
December 28: The arrival of Hilton McRae.
?: The arrival of Pat Mills.

Significant Events

May 13, 1943: The establishment of ABC.
1944: The establishment of Pocket Jeunesse.
1946: The establishment of Sony.
1947: The establishment of Kenner Products.
1948: The establishment of Toys "R" Us.

References

Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle
Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle (updated edition)
Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition

Further Exploration

1940s on Wikipedia

Appearances