Lynne Hale, Longtime Lucasfilm PR Head, to Retire After 35 Years - NewsBreak

One of the Star Wars galaxy's leaders is moving on to her next adventure. Lynne Hale, the longtime head of publicity and communications at Lucasfilm who worked closely with founder George Lucas, will retire at the end of 2021 after 35 years with the company. Hale joined Lucasfilm in 1986 as the company's sole publicist, working out of an office at Skywalker Ranch. She helped usher in a new era of Star Wars when she led her first major campaign, 1999's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and became known to fans during the leadup thanks to Lynne's Diaries, a behind-the-scenes video series...