Biographies of World Famous Figures in English - Steven Spielberg

Author: James....
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Publish Date: 2005-12-30
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 loved 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 "film genius." This renowned director, who won an Academy Award for the epic film Schindler's List, is more widely known to movie fans for his famous commercial entertainment films such as Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Jurassic Park. When people, with such impressions, flocked to the cinema to watch the black-and-white film Schindler's List, they discovered another side of Spielberg—a world full of wisdom and reason, a true world of film 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, Steven Spielberg, stepped onto the podium, the entire audience stood up and cheered. On this night that belonged to Spielberg, the usually calm and reserved man could not help but shed tears. In Hollywood, he is not only an idol for Americans but also a miracle of American cinema.