Spielberg, Steven
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| Birthname | Spielberg, Steven Allan | ||
| born on | 18 December 1946 at 18:16 (= 6:16 PM ) | ||
| Place | Cincinnati OH, USA, 39n09, 84w27 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   26°27'   06°51 Asc. 10°47'
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Biography
American film producer and director, the winner of an Academy Award on 3/21/1994 for his direction of the Best Picture of the year, "Schindler's List." On 3/21/1999, he won the Oscar as Best Director for his "Saving Private Ryan."
Spielberg grew up in Cincinnati, hearing war stories from Hungarian Holocaust survivors who were tutored by his grandmother. The family moved often and the boy often found himself an outcast, the only Jewish kid in school. He recalls the jibes and jokes about anti-Semitism and at one time, wished he were not Jewish. As a means of expression, he started tinkering with film production when he was eight with his dad's 8mm camera. By the time he was 20, he became a professional director for Columbia Pictures. His parents marriage was unhappy and they divorced when Steven was 19.
The most successful man of the '80s and the most successful director in history, he achieved notoriety and wealth with such film greats as "Jaws," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "E.T." "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and the blockbuster, "Jurassic Park." Spielberg also produced several films as well as dabbling in TV production; with interests that ranged from cartoons to serious adult themes. He has seldom made a false step from the time of his ambitious first feature film, "The Sugarland Express," 1974, and is acknowledged as a giant amongst the Hollywood elite, given notable respect for his many achievements.
Spielberg married Amy Irving on November 27, 1985; they divorced in 1989 after having had one son, Max; the marriage was terminated with a settlement of over $100 million. He then started a relationship with Kate Capshaw; they married on 10/12/1991. As of 1998, they had seven children including Max and one of Kate's plus several adopted kids. They live in a huge Spanish-style home in Pacific Palisades, CA. With a personal fortune of some $2 billion, he is a quiet philanthropist, contributing generously to his favorite projects.
In 1998, Spielberg put out such hits as "Deep Impact" and "Private Ryan," which together have grossed nearly half a billion dollars. Spielberg was in the news against his wishes, 2/07/2000, as a day that he was released back home after a discrete operation to remove a kidney due to "irregularities." Everyone is being very speculative about the causes and no one from the Spielberg camp had any comment.
Spielberg became a Knight of the British Empire, one of the highest honors bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II and a special tribute for an American, on 1/29/2001, Washington, DC.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Irving, Amy (born 10 September 1953)
- spouse relationship with Capshaw, Kate (born 3 November 1953)
- child relationship with Spielberg, Max (born 13 June 1985)
- child relationship with Spielberg, Sasha (born 14 May 1990)
Events
- Relationship : Marriage 27 November 1985 (Amy Irving)
- Relationship : Marriage 12 October 1991 (Kate Capshaw)
- Work : Prize 21 March 1994 (Oscar)
- Work : Prize 21 March 1999 (Oscar as Best Director)
- Social : Secrets revealed 7 February 2000 (Released back home after kidney removal surgery)
- Work : Prize 29 January 2001 (Knighted by Q.E. II)
Source Notes
B.C. in hand from Joan Negus from Linda Lineauveuer. (Same Contemporary American Horoscopes)
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Notable : Book Collection : Occult/ Misc. Collection
- Family : Relationship : Divorce bitter ($100 million settlement, first divorce)
- Lifestyle : Work : Loves job (Loved movies from the time he was a kid)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Wealthy (Vast wealth over two billion)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage - Compatible (Kate Capshaw)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Both wives well-known actresses)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist (Contributes to projects and charities)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Seven)
- Family : Parenting : Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids (Five adopted children)
- Lifestyle : Home : Neighborhood (Huge family home, wealthy)
- Notable : Awards : Oscar (Two)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery (Removal of one kidney due to irregularitites)
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Family (Srong family man)
- Notable : Famous : Notable extremes (Most powerful producer in Hollywood)
