Steven Spielberg

Born

Dec 18, 1947

Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the oldest child in a family of four children. His mom was a concert pianist, while his dad was an engineer and a pioneer in the field of computers ("Steven Spielberg." biography.com).

13 Year Old Film Maker

Jan 1, 1960

When Spielberg was 13 he proved his abilities in film making when he won a contest with his film Escape to Nowhere (Harmon).

Firelight

Jan 1, 1964

Firelight was Spielberg's first feature-length film. He showed his movie at a local theater and was able to earn back the money it cost to make the film (Harmon).

Duel

Jan 1, 1971

Duel was the movie that started it all for Spielberg, its' success gave Spielberg the opportunity to start directing movies ("Steven Spielberg." biography.com).

Jaws

Jan 1, 1975

In 1975, he produced a thriller called Jaws ("Steven Spielberg." biography.com).

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Jan 1, 1981

Spielberg is also famous for Raiders of the Lost Ark and it's sequels, which we all know better as Indiana Jones's movies ("Steven Spielberg." biography.com).

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Jan 1, 1982

In 1982, he produced E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, an amusing alien movie ("Steven Spielberg." Encyclopedia Britannica).

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Jan 1, 1986

In 1986, Spielberg revieved the Irbing G. Thatlberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("Steven Spielberg" biography.com).

Jurrassic Park

Jan 1, 1993

Jurrassic Park, a movie Spielberg produced in 1993, was a thriller about dinosaurs ("Steven Spielberg" biography.com).

Schindler's List

Jan 1, 1993

Another one of Spielberg's films that was released in 1993 was Schindler's List, a movie about the Holocaust that won critical acclaim (Harmon).

Righteous Persons Foundation

Jan 1, 1994

In 1994, Steven Spielberg established the Righteous Persons Foundation to help support the Jewish community ("Righteous Persons Foundation").

Science Fiction Hall of Fame

Jan 1, 2005

In 2005, Spielberg was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame ("Steven Spielberg" biography.com).

Transformers

Jan 1, 2007

Transformers was one of Spielberg's recent works that came out in 2007. (Harmon).

Cat

Dec 8, 2030

A cat is a symbol that represents Spielberg because it "symbolizes...creativity" ("Cat"). He was able to create movies about all different kinds of things. His movies covered a large variety of genres, such as sci-fy, thriller, family, and even drama. He was a very creative and inspired many other people.

Purple

Dec 8, 2030

Purple is a very good color to represent Spielberg. Purple symbolizes "ambition...[and] wealth" ("Purple"). Spielberg has great ambition, even as a child he set his goals on being a filmmaker. Spielberg is also quite wealthy from all of the movies he has produced, many of which that have won awards.

Picture Sources 3

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Purple:http://static.allbackgrounds.com/bg/purple-and-black.jpg

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1/1/1994:http://www.righteouspersons.org/index.php/home
1/1/2005:http://www.williams-wanderings.com/september2009.html
1/1/2007:http://www.thetorquereport.com/2007/09/transformers
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12/18/1946:http://spielberglogathon.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html
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Bibliography

Dec 9, 2050

An Online Guide To Dream Interpretation. Web. 04 Dec. 2011.
http://www.dreammoods.com/.
"Color Wheel Pro: Color Meaning." Color Wheel Pro: See Color Theory in Action! Web. 08 Dec. 2011. http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html.
Harmon, Justin, et. al. "Steven Spielberg." American History.
ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.

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Dec 9, 2050

"Righteous Persons Foundation | Mission." Righteous Persons Foundation | Home. Web. 09 Dec. 2011. http://www.righteouspersons.org/index.php/about-the-foundation/history-a-mission.
" Spielberg, Steven ." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encylopaedia Britannica, Inc, 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.
" Steven Spielberg." 2011. Biography.com 30 Nov 2011, 02:21 http:://www.biography.com/people.steven-spielberg-9490621