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Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=IMDb awards )〕 In 1981, she co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall. She was a producer on the 1982 film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' and the ''Jurassic Park'' franchise, the first two of which became two of the top ten highest-grossing films of the 1990s. Kennedy is second only to Spielberg in domestic box office receipts, with over $5.2 billion as of October 2012.〔(People Index – Producers ) from Box Office Mojo. 〕 On October 30, 2012, she became the president of Lucasfilm and the brand manager of the ''Star Wars'' franchise after The Walt Disney Company acquired the company for over $4 billion. It was then announced that the first project under her authority would be ''Episode VII'' of the ''Star Wars'' saga (''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'') which is scheduled to be released on December 18, 2015. Overall, Kennedy's work has included over 60 films, 120 Academy Award nominations, and over $11 billion worldwide including three of the highest grossing films in motion picture history. One of her most recent projects, ''Lincoln'', also produced by Spielberg, was nominated for seven Golden Globes and twelve Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis. == Early life == Kennedy was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Dione Marie "Dede" (née Dousseau), a one-time theater actress, and Donald R. Kennedy, a judge and attorney.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=DIONE MARIE "DEDE" KENNEDY Obituary )〕 Kennedy has two sisters, one of whom is a location manager. Kennedy graduated from Shasta High School in Redding, California, in 1971. She continued her education at San Diego State University where she majored in telecommunications and film. In her final year, Kennedy got a job at a local San Diego TV station, KCST, taking on various roles including camera operator, video editor, floor director and finally KCST news production coordinator. After her employment with KCST, she then went on to produce a local talk show, entitled ''You're On'', for the station for four years before moving to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Kennedy secured her first film production job working as an assistant to John Milius, who at the time was executive producer of Spielberg's ''1941''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kathleen Kennedy (producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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