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Director- Steven Spielberg

Synopsis

Born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Steven Spielberg was an

amateur lmma!er as a chil"# $e went on to become the enormously

success%ul an" &ca"emy &war"'winning "irector o% such lms as

Schin"ler(s )ist, *he Color +urple, #*#- *he .tra'*errestrial, Saving +rivate

/yan, Catch 0e % 2ou Can, )incoln an" Bri"ge o% Spies# n 1994, he co'

%oun"e" the stu"io Dreamwor!s S3, which was purchase" by +aramount

+ictures in 57#

arly Career

ilmma!er, "irector an" pro"ucer Steven &llan Spielberg was born on

December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio# &n amateur lmma!er as a chil",

Spielberg move" several times growing up an" spent part o% his youth in

&riona# $e became one o% the youngest television "irectors %or :niversal

in the late 196s# & highly praise" television lm, Duel ;19ovember 515, Spielberg "ebute" another legen"ary lm pro?ect,)incoln, in which he "irecte" Daniel Day')ewis in the biopic o% +resi"ent

&braham )incoln# @oseph or"on')evitt playe" son /obert an" Sally iel"

portraye" wi%e 0ary *o"" )incoln in a much anticipate", much tal!e"

about "rama that was ultimately nominate" %or 15 Oscars, winning two# n

a""ition to "irecting, Spielberg has been instrumental in numerous

pro?ects as an e.ecutive pro"ucer# $e has helpe" bring such television

shows as *erra >ova, Smash, alling S!ies an" .tant to the small screen#

Spielberg also serve" as e.ecutive pro"ucer %or the recor"'brea!ing 517

bloc!buster @urassic Aorl"# )ater that year he release" another "irectorialpro?ect, the Col" Aar thriller Bri"ge o% Spies, starring *om $an!s# *he two

ha" previously wor!e" together on pro?ects li!e Catch 0e % 2ou Can

;55= an" *he *erminal ;54= as well as Saving +rivate /yan#

&war"s an" $onors

&long with his three Oscar wins, Spielberg has receive" many other

honors# $e receive" the rving # *halberg 0emorial &war" %rom the

&ca"emy o% 0otion +icture &rts an" Sciences in 1986# n 54, Spielberg

receive" the Directors uil" o% &merica )i%etime &chievement &war" an"

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the rench )egion o% $onor in recognition o% his wor!# *he %ollowing year,

he was in"ucte" into the Science iction $all o% ame#

n >ovember 517, the iconic lmma!er was awar"e" the +resi"ential

0e"al o% ree"om, the nation(s highest civilian honor#

0arrie" twice, Steven Spielberg has a son %rom his rst marriage to

actress &my rving# $e has ve chil"ren an" two stepchil"ren with current

wi%e 3ate Capshaw#

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