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Biography of Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is a director, producer and producer, his films are Academy Award winners, including such as Jaws, Purple Colors and Schindler’s List.

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Born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Steven Spielberg since childhood was fond of directing. He stubbornly continued to move on until he came to incredible success and became the director of films that received an Oscar, such as Schindler’s List, Purple’s Colors, The Alien, and Saving Private Ryan. In 1994, he co-founded the Dreamworks SKG studio, which was acquired by Paramount Pictures in 2005.

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Director, director and producer Stephen Alan Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was fond of directing from childhood, during his growing up Steven Spielberg moved several times and spent part of his youth in Arizona. He became one of the youngest directors in the world in the late 1960s. High assessment of the film “Duel”

gave the opportunity to transfer this picture to the big screen, and the subsequent series of hits made him the most commercially successful director of all time.

Career achievements

In his works primitive fears were considered, as in the film “Jaws,” or truly childish admiration of the wonders of this world and beyond, as in the films “Close contacts of the third degree” and “Alien”. Spielberg also took up literary adaptations, as was the case with the films “The Colors of Purple” and “The Empire of the Sun”. And viewers around the world were chained to the adventures of his brave hero Indiana Jones in the films “The Seekers of the Lost Ark” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” An incredible imagination game prevailed in his version of Peter Pan: “Captain Hook”, “Jurassic Park”, “Lost World: Jurassic Park”.

Spielberg is also known for his impressive historical films. In honor of the memory of the victims of the Holocaust drama “Schindler’s List” with Liam

Nilsson in the title role. He plays a businessman who helps Jews escape their fate. The film won seven Oscar prizes, including Spielberg’s first award for Best Director. In 1998, he returned to the theme of World War II, this time from the point of view of American soldiers trapped in Europe, in the film “Saving Private Ryan.” This film earned him a second Academy Award for Best Director. His first Amblin Entertainment company, which was founded in 1982, released several other successful films, such as “Back to the Future” and two sequels to it, and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”

Dreamworks

In 1994, Spielberg created a new studio Dreamworks SKG with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Giffen. In 2001, he finished the science fiction film “Artificial Intelligence,” a project begun by Stanley Kubrick. Later, the film “Munich” was nominated for an Oscar. He also appeared as a producer along with Clint Eastwood for the films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, based on the events of World War II.

Spielberg and George Lucas are reunited for the next part of the saga “Indiana Jones” in 2008. Spielberg acted as film director and gave Garrison Ford the opportunity to play the role of a famous adventurer in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” In 2011, he directed the process of creating an animated action movie “The Adventures of Tintin,” based on the popular comics from Erzhe. Also, the film version of the novel “The Battle Horse” was shot, which, however, received many positive reviews from critics. The picture was nominated six times for the Oscar.

In November 2012, another legendary project of Spielberg “Lincoln” was published. The main role in the biopic about President Abraham Lincoln was played by Daniel Day-Lewis. Joseph Gordon-Levitt received the role of Robert, son of Lincoln, and Sally Field in this long-awaited drama played the role of his wife – Mary Todd Lincoln. In addition to directing, Spielberg has played an important role in numerous projects as an executive producer. He helped release such TV shows as “Terra Nova”, “Smashing” and “Ruined Heaven” for a small screen.

As for future projects, there are rumors that the famous director wants to return to some of the old hits. Probably, it’s about the movie “Jurassic Park” or, perhaps, about the fifth film “Indiana Jones”.

Awards and Honors

Along with receiving three Oscar awards, Spielberg received many other awards throughout his outstanding career. He also won the Irving Thalberg Award from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1986. In 2004 he received the Guild of Directors Award of America for his achievements in life and the French Order of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his services. In 2005, he was included in the “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” in 2005.
Twice married, Steven Spielberg has a son from his first marriage with actress Amy Irving. From his current marriage with Kate Capshaw, he has five children and two adopted children.