George Lucas and Mellody Hobson were dating for seven years before he finally popped the question. It seems that good things truly come to those who wait, as they’ve been going strong in their marriage since they exchanged vows in 2013. George Lucas’s success in the film industry is impressive, to say the least, but through Hobson’s education at Princeton and post-collegiate advances, she became president at Ariel Investments; she also took on a vice-chair role at Starbucks.