George Lucas engaged

Star Wars director George Lucas is engaged to DreamWorks animation chairman Mellody Hobso, said his representative.

Hobson, 43, has been dating Lucas, 68, since 2006. This will be her first marriage and Lucas's second. He was earlier married to film editor Marcia Lou Griffin, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

Lucas's fiancee is also a contributor to Good Morning America's financial segments and has received many honours, including a 2002 listing as one of Esquire's "Best and Brightest" in America.