Steven Spielberg By C.wolf Dec 23, 1946 Birth Birth of Steven Spielberg Jul 2, 1960 Youngest Directors for Universal Jul 2, 1972 Best Film Highly praised television film Period: Jul 2, 1972 to Jul 2, 2024 successful director Jun 20, 1975 Jaws Nov 16, 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Jun 12, 1981 Lost Ark Jun 11, 1982 E.T. May 23, 1984 Doom Dec 18, 1985 The Color Purple Dec 25, 1987 Empire of the Sun Nov 11, 1991 Spielberg's Peter Pan-inspired Hook Jun 11, 1993 Jurassic Park Period: May 11, 1997 to May 15, 2026 continue making Films till this day May 19, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park