Spielberg found it difficult accepting his heritage he said: "It isn't something I enjoy admitting but when I was seven, eight, nine years old, God forgive me, I was embarrassed because we were Orthodox Jews. Of the Holocaust, he said that his parents "talked about it all the time, and so it was always on my mind." His father had lost between sixteen and twenty relatives in the Holocaust. His family was involved in the synagogue and had many Jewish friends. Spielberg had a bar mitzvah ceremony when he was thirteen. In early 1957, the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Spielberg attended Hebrew school from 1953 to 1957, in classes taught by Rabbi Albert L. In 1952, his family moved to Haddon Township, New Jersey after his father was hired by RCA. Spielberg has three younger sisters: Anne, Sue, and Nancy. Spielberg's paternal grandparents were Jews from Ukraine, who settled in Cincinnati in the 1900s his grandmother was from Sudylkiv, and his grandfather was from Kamianets-Podilskyi. His mother, Leah ( née Posner, later Adler 1920–2017), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (1917–2020), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. Steven Allan Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2.4 1991–1998: Critical and commercial success.2.3 1984–1990: From producing to directing.2.1 1969–1974: Entering film and television.Nine of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Several of Spielberg's works are among the highest-grossing films of all time. Spielberg is also known for his long time collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his feature films.
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In addition, he co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks, and has served as a producer for many television series and films. He also directed the children's adventure films The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Ready Player One (2018), as well as the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Post (2017), and the musical West Side Story (2021). Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), and War of the Worlds (2005). Spielberg continued in the 2000s with science fiction, including A.I. In 1998, he directed the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan.
Īfter a brief hiatus, he directed two films back to back with the science fiction action, Jurassic Park, and the holocaust drama, Schindler's List (both 1993). Spielberg later explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the Indiana Jones series. He then directed box office successes Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. The following year he became a household name directing 1975's summer blockbuster Jaws. He then made his directorial film debut with The Sugarland Express (1974). After directing several episodes for television including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971) which gained him acclaim from critics and audiences. He later moved to California and studied film in college. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award.
Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including three Academy Awards (with two for Best Director), a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B.
He began his career in the New Hollywood era and is currently the most commercially successful director of all time. Steven Allan Spielberg ( / ˈ s p iː l b ɜːr ɡ/ born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.