George Lucas, Mellody Hobson Married:
Filmmaker, Business Woman Wed In
California (EXCLUSIVE PHOTO)
The visionary "Star Wars" filmmaker wed the Ariel
Investments president before an intimate gathering at Skywalker Ranch, in Marin
County, California, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.
The ceremony was officiated by journalist Bill Moyers, who
famously interviewed the writer Joseph Campbell at Skywalker Ranch for a
landmark documentary series in 1988. According to Arianna Huffington, who was
in attendance, Moyers spoke so movingly that several married couples said
afterward that they felt they'd renewed their own vows.
"It only takes one person to have met the love of your
life," Moyers, who was a Baptist minister before launching his illustrious
career in journalism, told the bride and groom. Moyers went on to quote the
13th-century Persian poet Rumi: "When I heard my first love story, I was
thinking of you."
Lucas' longtime friend and collaborator Steven Spielberg gave
the toast from the groom's side, joking that The Force finally had a name:
Mellody. John W. Rogers, Hobson's fellow executive at Ariel Investments, spoke
on behalf of the bride. And director Francis Ford Coppola read a poem by Maya
Angelou.
Van Morrison flew in from Ireland to perform at the
reception, which took place on the Skywalker Ranch soundstage. Janelle Monae
also performed, and former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who has known
Hobson since she was 17, gave away the bride and offered a toast before the
cake-cutting ceremony.
This is the first marriage for Hobson, 44, who wore a white
dress by Peter Soronen and changed skirts between the ceremony and the party.
Lucas, 69, has been married once before, to film editor Marcia Griffin. They
adopted a daughter together, and Lucas adopted two more children after they
divorced, in 1983. Lucas' son, Jett, was his best man, and his daughters, Katie
and Amanda, served as bridesmaids.
In addition to serving as president of Ariel Investments,
Hobson is chairman of Dreamworks Animation and a financial contributor with
CBS.
Lucas' contributions to popular culture include the Indiana
Jones saga, which he co-created with Spielberg, and "American
Graffiti," which he directed in 1973. Last October, Lucas sold his
production company, Lucasfilm Ltd., to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05
billion. "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams soon signed on to direct
the first in a series of planned "Star Wars" sequels, set to begin
filming early next year.
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