LOS ANGELES — George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, joined local dignitaries March 14 to formally break ground on the filmmaker’s $1 billion art museum in Exposition Park, vowing that the building itself would be a work of art. “It will be beautiful. It will be 11 acres of new parkland here,” Hobson said.…
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HOLLYWOOD — Actor Mark Hamill, who rocketed to stardom as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars,” got a star of his own March 8 when he was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of scores of fans, some of whom waited hours to catch a glimpse of him. “You are with me through…
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LOS ANGELES — The City Council unanimously approved plans June 27 for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts in Exposition Park, with “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas making a personal appearance at City Hall to regale the council with his vision for the much-anticipated arts showcase. “The popular arts, the popular narrative arts which tell…
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