1940s

The year of George Lucas's arrival into the world was 1944. Here is a compilation of happenings during the 1940s that have a connection to Star Wars.

Notable People Born

1940

The 7th of January saw the birth of Paul Weston.
Sidney Ganis was born on January 8.
February 28 marks the birthdate of Jim Baikie.
Harry Fielder entered the world on April 26.
Lance Henriksen was born on May 5.
The 7th of May is the birthdate of Wayne Grace.
Richard Chew was born on June 28.
Phil Proctor celebrates his birthday on July 28.
Don LaFontaine was born on August 26.
Jack Thompson was born on August 31.
Brian De Palma was born on September 11.
The 23rd of September is the birthdate of Johnny Weissmuller Jr..
Roy Conrad was born on November 11.
Roy Thomas was born on November 22.
Graeme Campbell was born on November 30.
Richard Edlund was born on December 6.
The birthdate of Hal Barwood is unknown.

1941

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

1942

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

1943

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

1944

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

1945

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

1946

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

1947

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

1948

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

1949

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

Significant Events

May 13 , 1943 – The establishment of ABC.
1944 – The establishment of Pocket Jeunesse.
1946 – The founding of Sony.
1947 – The establishment of Kenner Products.
1948 – The founding 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

More Information

1940s on Wikipedia

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