Question: What is the place of birth of the founder of Skywalker Sound?
Answer: Modesto, California

Lucas wrote and directed "THX 1138" (1971), based on his earlier student short , which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film "American Graffiti" (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture