Steven Spielberg, an American director, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1946.
Steven Allan Spielberg, an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, was born on December 18, 1946. He started his career in the New Hollywood era and is now the most financially successful filmmaker in the industry. Three Academy Awards (two for Best Director), a Kennedy Center distinction, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award have all been bestowed to Spielberg.
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