paragraph_text: James Howell Howard (April 8, 1913 – March 18, 1995) was a general in the United States Air Force and the only fighter pilot in the European Theater of Operations in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor — the United States military's highest decoration. CBS commentator Andy Rooney, then a wartime reporter for "Stars and Stripes", called Howard's exploits "the greatest fighter pilot story of World War II". In later life, Howard was a successful businessman, author, and airport director.

paragraph_text: Gordon Wharmby (6 November 1933 – 18 May 2002) was a British television actor. He was best known for the role of Wesley Pegden on "Last of the Summer Wine".

paragraph_text: Raja Rajendra () is a 2015 Kannada comedy film written and directed by Pon Kumaran. It stars Sharan, Ishita Dutta, Vimala Raman and P. Ravi Shankar in the stellar roles. The film marks the reunion of director Kumaran and actor Sharan after their previous venture, "Jai Lalitha". Produced by Uday K. Mehta, the film released on 6 February 2015. The plot of the movie was based on the 1990 Malayalam comedy "His Highness Abdullah".

paragraph_text: Jar Jar Binks is a fictional character from the Star Wars saga created by George Lucas. A major character in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, he also has a smaller role in Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and a one - line cameo in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, as well as a role in the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The first lead computer generated character of the franchise, he has been portrayed by Ahmed Best in most of his appearances.

paragraph_text: Kelly Marie Tran (born January 17, 1989) is an American actress. She has had roles in short films and television episodes, and came to wider attention for her role as Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the eighth episodic film in the Star Wars series.

paragraph_text: Roger Earl Mosley (born December 18, 1938) is a retired American actor, director and writer best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore ``T.C. ''Calvin in the television series, Magnum, P.I..

paragraph_text: Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor. His roles include Michael Rogers in Agatha Christie's Marple, Jonty Millingden in the ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction, and Nick Slade in the BBC legal drama Silk. He also played Joe Lambe, the lead role in the 2014 BBC Cold War drama The Game. Since 2016, he has starred in the role of Prince Albert in the ITV drama Victoria.

paragraph_text: In 1971, Lucas signed a contract with Universal Studios to direct two films. He intended one of them to be a space opera; however, knowing film studios were skeptical about the genre, Lucas decided to direct his other idea first, American Graffiti, a coming - of - age story set in the 1960s. In 1973, Lucas started work on his second film's script draft of The Journal of the Whills, a space opera telling the tale of the training of apprentice CJ Thorpe as a ``Jedi - Bendu ''space commando by the legendary Mace Windy. After Universal rejected the film, 20th Century Fox decided to invest in it. On April 17, 1973, Lucas felt frustrated about his story being too difficult to understand, so he began writing a 13 - page script with thematic parallels to Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress; this draft was renamed The Star Wars. By 1974, he had expanded the script into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as the Sith, the Death Star, and a protagonist named Annikin Starkiller. Numerous subsequent drafts evolved into the script of the original film.

paragraph_text: Film U.S. release date Director (s) Screenwriter (s) Producer (s) Status Star Wars: The Force Awakens December 18, 2015 (2015 - 12 - 18) J.J. Abrams Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk Released Star Wars: The Last Jedi December 15, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 15) Rian Johnson Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman Star Wars: Episode IX December 20, 2019 (2019 - 12 - 20) J.J. Abrams J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan Pre-production

paragraph_text: Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, first coming to prominence by directing the 2005 film Hostel and its 2007 sequel, Hostel: Part II. As an actor, his most prominent role was as Donny ``The Bear Jew ''Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble). Journalists have included him in a group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack for their explicitly violent and bloody horror films. In 2013, Roth received the Visionary Award for his contributions to horror, at the Stanley Film Festival. His most recent directorial effort was the 2015 erotic horror film Knock Knock. His next project is the vigilante action film Death Wish, a remake of the 1974 original.

paragraph_text: Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer - generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 -- 2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011 -- 17), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the first two Star Wars sequel trilogy (Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)). Upcoming performance capture roles include Baloo in his self - directed film, Mowgli (2018).

paragraph_text: Another Wild Idea is a 1934 American Pre-Code short comedy science fiction film starring Charley Chase, who was also the film's director. This short comedy movie focuses on a Ray Gun which releases all of a persons inhibitions.

paragraph_text: Ralph Francis Lally (February 12, 1948 – December 18, 2011) was an American Golden Gloves Champion from Lowell, Massachusetts. Lally fought over 75 Golden Gloves bouts throughout the United States and Canada, winning 67 knockouts. He was selected to fight in the Olympics, but was drafted into the Vietnam War.

paragraph_text: Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer - generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 -- 2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011 -- 17), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). Upcoming performance capture roles include Baloo in his self - directed film, Mowgli (2018).

paragraph_text: Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. She appeared in minor television roles and short films before being cast in the lead role of Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, beginning with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and continuing in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). She portrayed Mary Debenham in Murder on the Orient Express, a 2017 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's detective novel.

paragraph_text: Ernesto Vilches (February 6, 1879 in Tarragona – December 8, 1954 in Barcelona) was a Spanish film actor, director and screenwriter, known for his roles in Latin films, mainly in Argentina and Mexico. He first came to the attention of cinema goers in Spain with his role in José de Togores's 1917 silent film "El golfo", which he also wrote the screenplay for. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film "Juvenilia".

paragraph_text: First Comes Courage is a 1943 American war film, the final film directed by Dorothy Arzner, one of the few female directors in Hollywood at the time. The film was based on the 1943 novel "Commandos" by Elliott Arnold, adapted by George Sklar, with a screenplay by Melvin Levy and Lewis Meltzer. It stars Merle Oberon and Brian Aherne.

paragraph_text: Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English film actor and director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer - generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 -- 2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011 -- 17), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens (2015) and is set to reprise the role in Star Wars: Episode VIII -- The Last Jedi (2017). Upcoming performance capture role includes being cast as Baloo in Jungle Book (2018).

paragraph_text: 6-18-67 is a short quasi-documentary film by George Lucas regarding the making of the 1969 Columbia film "Mackenna's Gold". This non-story non-character visual tone poem is made up of nature imagery, time-lapse photography, and the subtle sounds of the Arizona desert. Shooting was completed on June 18, 1967.

paragraph_text: These trains were used only for exterior shots. The luxurious interior of the passenger car was constructed on Stage 6 at CBS Studio Center. (Neither Stage 6 or the western streets still exist.) Designed by art director Albert Heschong, the set reportedly cost $35,000 in 1965 (approximately $250,000 in 2011 dollars). The interior was redesigned when the show switched to color for the 1966 - 67 season.

Question: When did the director of 6-18-67 come up with the idea of star wars?
Answer: 1973