Happy Birthday: Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Born: December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Married to:
Kate Capshaw (12 October 1991 – present) (5 children)
Amy Irving (27 November 1985 – 2 February 1989) (divorced) (1 child)

During an interview with Roger Ebert regarding his film Munich (2005) and the response from Jewish critics that claim it depicts Israeli and Palestinian causes as morally equivalent: Frankly, I think that’s a stupid charge. The people who attack the movie based on ‘moral equivalence’ are some of the same people who say diplomacy itself is an exercise in ‘moral equivalence’ and that war is the only answer. That the only way to fight terrorism is to dehumanize the terrorists by asking no questions about who they are and where they come from. What I believe is, every act of terrorism requires a strong response, but we must also pay attention to the causes. That’s why we have brains and the power to think passionately. Understanding does not require approval. Understanding is not the same as inaction. Understanding is a very muscular act. If I’m endorsing understanding and being attacked for that, then I am almost flattered.

I think most of my movies are personal movies. I think the most personal movie I’ve made is Schindler’s List (1993). I think the second-most personal movie I have ever made is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). I also find The Color Purple (1985) to be a personal film for me. So I’ve made a number of personal films. But I haven’t made a movie yet that is actually a mirror neuron of my factual life and I don’t think I ever will. My sister wrote a script about our lives and that might come around again some day, but I’ve always stayed away from anything that is too biographical.

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Duel 1971 dir. Spielberg starring Dennis Weaver

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS 1974 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Goldie Hawn Ben Johnson

Jaws 1975 dir. Spielberg Starring Roy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfuss

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 dir. Steven Spielberg

1941 1979 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: James Belushi Dan Aykroyd

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 dir. Spielberg starring Harrison Ford Karen Allen

E.T -the Extra Terrestrial 1982 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Henry Thomas Peter Coyote

TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE 1983 dir. by Joe Dante John Landis Steven Spielberg

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 dir. Spielberg starring Harrison Ford Kate Capshaw

THE COLOR PURPLE 1985 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Oprah Winfrey Danny Glover

Empire of the Sun 1987 dir. Steven Spielberg Starring: Christian Bale John Malkovich

ALWAYS 1989 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Holly Hunter Richard Dreyfuss

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 dir. Spielberg starring Harrison Ford Sean Connery

HOOK 1991 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams

Jurassic Park 1993 dir. Spielberg Starring Jeff Goldblum Sam Neill Laura Dern

Schindler’s List 1993 dir. Steven Spielberg Cast Liam Neeson Ben Kingsley

The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 1997 dir. Spielberg Starring Jeff Goldblum Julianne Moore

AMISTAD 1997 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Anthony Hopkins Matthew McConoughey

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Tom Hanks Tom Sizemore

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A.I. – Artificial Intelligence 2001 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Haley Joel Osment Jude Law

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 2002 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks

MINORITY REPORT 2002 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Tom Cruise Colin Farrell

THE TERMINAL 2004 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Tom Hanks Catherine Zeta-Jones

War of the Worlds 2005 dir. Steven Spielberg starring Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Tim Robbins

MUNICH 2005 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Eric Bana Daniel Craig

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 dir. Spielberg Starring Harrison Ford Shia LaBeouf

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 2011 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars Jamie Bell Andy Serkis

WAR HORSE 2011 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Jeremy Irvine Emily Watson

LINCOLN 2012 dir. Steven Spielber Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis Joseph Gordon-Levitt

JURASSIC PARK 3D 2013 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Sam Neill Laura Dern

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