BIRTH NAME:Steven Allen Spielberg
DATE OF BIRTH:December 18, 1946
BIRTH PLACE:Cinncinati, Ohio, USA
SOMETIMES CREDITED AS:Steve Spielberg, Steven Spielrock
Steven Spielberg hasd been making films since he was 12 years old, using an 8-mm camera. He made several films including "The Last Gun", "Battle Squad", "Escape to Nowhere", and "Firelight".
Spielberg signed a contract for 7 years with Universal television when he was only 18. He directed an episode of "Night Gallery", and made several TV movies, like "Duel". "Duel showed on American televisions and even showed in European theaters.
In 1973, Spielberg made "The Sugarland Express", which was shown in theaters everywhere. Spielberg directed this movie and came up with the story, which was based on a newspaper article he had read about a couple that fought to get their child back (something like that). Spielberg directed comedy actress Goldie Hawn in a dramatic role, and even though the movie was a flop, it was big for Spielberg, at the time 26.
Then, in 1975, Spielberg's thriller about a giant, killer shark that terrorizes a small New England town was a huge hit. "Jaws", Spielberg's first big blockbuster was based on the novel Jaws.
After "Jaws"'s big success, Spielberg returned to his favorite genre of films, science-fiction. Spielberg wrote the script for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", soon after the success of "Jaws". "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" is based on Spielberg's 140-minute sci-fi movie "Firelight" (which he made when he was 14). He also directed "Close Encounters", keeping it closely guarded and very secret. He didn't want Hollywood to make a short, quick, comedy to try to compete with "Close Encounters". One day, Spielberg forgot his ID and was denied access to the set!
After "Close Encounters" which was a success (with the help of "Jaws"), Spielberg read the script for "1941" and said it made him laugh his head off. But, when Spielberg made "1941", the comedy was lost, and the action was stupid (the action was supposed to be comic, but it definitely wasn't). "1941" was also a flop at the box-office, and Spielberg knew that he would have to make a great blockbuster to get back on the top-10 at the box-office.
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