Favorite Director

Steven Spielberg:

Date of Birth: December 18th, 1946

Biography:

Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up most of his formative years in Phoenix, Arizona. As a child, Spielberg would make short films with his Dad’s super 8 camera. The short movies inspired him to become a filmmaker, which would lead him to move to Hollywood sometime after graduating highschool. It took him some time to become a full fledge film director, he eventually landed his first minor success with the film “Duel”. This movie despite being a success did not land him another large director role until 4 years later, when he would develope what is often considered by critics to be the first summer blockbuster, “Jaws”. The movie drew audiences for weeks, and quickly became the highest growing film of all time for 2 years. This success would lead to other films such as ” Close Encounters of a Third Kind”, “1941”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, and his second highest grossing film of all time “ET”. To this day, Spielberg continues to make box office smashes, and has also received a AFI lifetime achievement award for his efforts in the motion picture industry.