Sought-after DS, signed twice as "George W. Lucas, Jr.," one page, 8.5 x 11, December 31, 1973. Lucas files his annual confidential statement with the Director's Guild of America, indicating that he has worked in a non-DGA capacity as a writer and estimating his 1974 directorial earnings at $100,000, which was the maximum amount he was required to report. Additionally, he provides his home address in San Anselmo, California. In fine condition. The year 1973 proved to be a seminal turning point in Lucas's life. With the release of his second feature-length film, American Graffiti, on August 11th, Lucas was catapulted into the forefront of the Hollywood film industry alongside influential colleagues like Francis Ford Coppola and William Friedkin. The film was an instant smash success, garnering five Oscar nominations and eventually earning some $115,000,000 in North America alone—nearly 150 times its original budget. The film's outstanding performance at the box office afforded Lucas the clout to begin production on his magnum opus, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, the first draft screenplay of which he completed only months later in May 1974.
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