1940s

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

Notable Figures Born

1940

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

1941

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

1942

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

1943

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

1944

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

1945

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

1946

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

1947

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

1948

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

1949

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

Occurrences

May 13 , 1943 – The establishment of ABC took place.
1944 – The founding of Pocket Jeunesse occurred.
1946 – The establishment of Sony happened.
1947 – The founding of Kenner Products occurred.
1948 – The establishment of Toys "R" Us happened.

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

Additional Resources

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Appearances