Steven Spielberg Biography

By SummerHomick

  • 1946

    Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent most of his childhood in Arizona.

  • 1968

    Spielberg became one of the youngest television directors for Universal.

  • 1975

    Spielberg directed the film Jaw's.

  • 1977

    Spielberg published Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

  • 1980

    Amblin Entertainment was founded

  • 1982

    The film E.T was released.

  • 1985

    Steven Spielberg married Amy Irving.

  • 1985

    The Color Purple was released.

  • 1986

    Spielberg was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

  • 1987

    The film "Empire of the Sun" was released.

  • 1989

    Spielberg divorced his wife Amy Irving.

  • 1991

    Spielberg married his current wife, Kate Capshaw.

  • 1991

    Starring Robin Williams, the film "Hook" was published. It revolves around an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten about his childhood.

  • 1993

    The famous "Jurassic Park" was released.

  • 1993

    Spielberg became famous for his historical film "Schindler's List".

  • 1994

    Spielberg, Jeffery Katzenberg, and David Geffen formed a new studio, known today as Dreamworks SKG.

  • 1997

    Spielberg directed the sequel of Jurassic Park. It is called "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

  • 1998

    Continuing Spielberg's historical films, he revisited World War 2 from an American soldiers perspective.

  • 1999

    Following the film "Saving Private Ryan", Spielberg won Best Director, another Academy Award.

  • 2002

    Sci-fi adventure film, 'Minority Report' was released.

  • 2004

    Spielberg was awarded the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award. In recognition of his work, Spielberg also received the French Legion of Honor.

  • 2005

    Spielberg was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

  • 2005

    Academy Award nominee, 'Munich' was released.

  • 2006

    Spielberg produced Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima that are Clint Eastwood directed.

  • 2008

    Indiana Jones, a long time film series, directed by Spielberg was completed with the final movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

  • 2012

    Another legendary film project called 'Lincoln' debuted. The film was a biography of former U.S President, Abraham Lincoln.

  • 2015

    Spielberg was awarded with the nations highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • 2018

    After Florida's America's school shooting, Spielberg donated $500,000 to the March for our Lives.