Steven Spielberg

Author: James Robert Parish (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 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 portable camera, which made him fall in love with filmmaking. It is 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 and 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 Spielberg, the co-director of these two masterpieces, stepped onto the podium, the entire audience stood up and cheered, and the applause did not stop. 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.