Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

September 15, 1946 (79 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Stone's movies often use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in Natural Born Killers (1994) and JFK (1991).

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live
Real Time with Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher
Film '72 Film '72
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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