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The Birth of an Icon
Steven Spielberg was the first child of Anold and Leah Spielberg. He was born in Cincinati, Ohio. -
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Steven Spielbergs sister, Anne, was born. He also moved to New Jersey around this time. -
A Gift From His Father
Sometime in late 1956, Arnold Spielberg gave Steven an 8mm camera. He used it to make home movies and escape from the bullying at school. -
Moving Again
Sometime in 1957, the Spielbergs moved to Scottsdale Arizona. His father was moved there because of work related reasons, The ranch-style homes later inspired the houses from E.T and Close Encounters Of The Thrid Kind. -
Night Gallery
Steven Spielberg got his first major directorial debut when Universal Studios hired him to direct the pilot of the show Night Gallery. Steven used to sneak in to Universal Studios and pretend like he worked there because he loved it so much. When he made a 24 minute film Amblin, Universal Studios knew he was right for the job, -
Duel
Steven Spielberg made his first major film Duel. It was only a Direct-To-T.V movie but audiences still loved it. Steven Spielberg even shot more scenes to have it released overseas. -
We're Going To Need A Bigger Boat
Steven Spielberg made his theatrical debut with Jaws starring Richard Dreyfuss. Jaws was the first film ever to reach $100,000,000. Jaws won three Oscars and opened many new opportunities for Steven Spielberg. -
Close Encounters
Spielberg's next film was Close Encounters Of The Third Kind starring Richard Dreyfuss. It depended a lot on special effects so it took a while to make. Close Encounters of the First Kind was elaborated from one of Steven's earliest films Firelight. Critics raved over Close Encounters. -
Amblin Entertainment
Steven Spielberg made a production company Amblin. From Amblin he produced movies such as Back to the Future, Gremlins, The Goonies and more. -
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas had decided to eork together to create Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford. It was the first of the Indiana Jones movies and it was a huge hit. While making it they had disagreed on a lot of things -
E.T Phone Home
One of Steven Spielberg's most popular films is E.T The Extra Terrestrial. It was a huge success and after it was released Steven Spielberg was on top of Hollywood at the age of 35. -
Meeting Kate Capshaw
On the set of the next installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, The Temple Of Doom, Steven Spielberg met Kate Capshaw. They evenually got married and had three children together but were raising 7 because of previous marrages and adoption. -
Shindler's List
In 1993 Steven Spielberg made a more serious movie Schindler's List starring Liam Neeson. It was a black and white film about World War II. He was inspired by stories his parents and grandparents used to tell him in his child hood. He won best director and it won best picture. -
Dreamworks
Steven Spielberg made a Animation company Dreamworks. He directed animated films such as The Adventures of TinTin -
Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg directed another war movie Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon. He was very intrested in war.
