World Famous English Biographies - Steven Spielberg

Author: (American) Parish
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Features: Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA in 1947. His father was an expert in electronic computers, and his mother was a highly skilled classical music performer. From a young age, Spielberg was fond of adventure and fantasy, and he was also diligent in thinking. On his 12th birthday, his father gave him a handheld camera, which made him fall in love with filmmaking. It's no exaggeration to call Steven Spielberg a "cinema prodigy." This renowned director, who won an Academy Award for the epic film Schindler's List, is better known to many movie fans for his famous commercial entertainment films such as Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park. When people, with such impressions, flock to the cinema to watch the black-and-white film Schindler's List, they discover another side of Spielberg—a world full of wisdom and reason, a true world of cinema art. At the 66th Academy Awards ceremony, the films Jurassic Park and Schindler's List won a total of nine awards. When the co-director of these two masterpieces, Spielberg, stepped onto the award stage, the entire hall stood up and cheered. On this night that belonged to Spielberg, even the usually calm and reserved him couldn't help but shed tears. In Hollywood, he is not only an idol for Americans but also a miracle of American cinema.