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Influential Film Makers

4. Steven Spielberg

"Undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best-known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has countless big grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as a producer, director and writer."

Steven Spielberg has made films about many themes and genres. He has made science fiction and adventure films as well as films about the Holocaust, civil rights, war and terrorism.

His first important film was Jaws in 1975. Another great film is ET the extraterrestrial (1982).

He worked with George Lucas in the development of Indiana Jones.

Spielberg has won three Academy Awards. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards for the category of Best Director, winning two of them (Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan), and ten of the films he directed were up for the Best Picture Oscar (Schindler's List won). 

Taken from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

                  and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg