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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival. Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw lean over the side of a boat as a large great white shark with open jaws emerges from the water in a scene from the film Jaws. Infographic titled Jaws Bites featuring a large illustrated shark at the center, surrounded by colorful fact blocks about the 1975 movie Jaws, including release date, cast, box office totals, shark statistics, death count, and trivia such as the famous improvised line and Oscar wins. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones stands holding a whip in an ancient, dimly lit chamber with Egyptian hieroglyphs and a sarcophagus in the background. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
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Whoopi Goldberg as Celie in The Color Purple, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and glasses, looks up while holding an open book in a church setting. Oprah Winfrey as Sofia stands in a wooden doorway with one arm raised and her hand on her hip, wearing an apron and patterned skirt, in a scene from The Color Purple (1985). George Lucas stands at the center with Steven Spielberg seated at a monitor and Harrison Ford in costume as Indiana Jones on the set of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, surrounded by crew.
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Philip M. Taylor, Steven Spielberg: The Man, His Movies, and Their Meaning, new expanded 3rd ed. (1999); Joseph McBride, Steven Spielberg: A Biography, 2nd ed. (2010); Warren Buckland, Directed by Steven Spielberg: Poetics of the Contemporary Hollywood Blockbuster (2006).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-references and noted the release of Disclosure Day (2026). Jun 12, 2026
Noted that he achieved EGOT status. Feb 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 14, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - The Fabelmans: Steven Spielberg spins his origin story into a warm, witty, wonderfully moving fable of family and filmmaking. Nov 08, 2025
Media added. Jun 17, 2025
Added several Top Questions. Jun 16, 2025
Added cross-reference to Frank Abagnale, Jr. May 28, 2025
Added top questions and cross-reference to Schindler's List. May 20, 2025
Revised captions. Dec 04, 2024
Link added. May 20, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 09, 2024
Cross-reference added. Feb 09, 2024
Media added. Dec 04, 2023
Media added. Nov 29, 2023
Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Steven Spielberg. Sep 04, 2023
Noted the Oscar nominations for The Fabelmans. Jan 24, 2023
Added the movie The Fabelmans. Nov 11, 2022
Add new Web site: Officila Site of Steven Spielberg. Aug 18, 2022
Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Biography of Steven Spielberg. Mar 17, 2022
Noted that he received an Oscar nomination for best director for West Side Story. Feb 09, 2022
Added the film West Side Story. Dec 09, 2021
Added cross-references. Apr 20, 2020
Add new Web site: California Museum - Steven Spielberg. Nov 08, 2019
Added the movie Ready Player One (2018). Mar 29, 2018
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - The 10 Best Steven Spielberg Movies. Jan 11, 2018
Added the film The Post. Dec 20, 2017
Added the 2017 documentary about his life and career. Oct 09, 2017
Changed "Extra-Terrrestrial" to "Extra-Terrestrial." May 11, 2017
Cross-references added. Dec 12, 2016
Add new Web site: DreamWorks SKG Pictures - Biography of Steven Spielberg. Aug 22, 2016
Add new Web site: Senses of Cinema - Steven Spielberg. Aug 17, 2016
Noted the release of The BFG (2016). Jul 15, 2016
Noted the release of Bridge of Spies (2015). Jan 06, 2016
Added photographs. Jul 16, 2014
Replaced photograph. May 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Steven Spielberg. May 06, 2014
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Steven Spielberg. May 06, 2014
Added photograph. Jul 03, 2013
Standing article replaced with a new entry by Michael Barson. Mar 14, 2013
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Steven Spielberg. Feb 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Steven Spielberg. Feb 04, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Steven Spielberg. Feb 04, 2013
Revised description of Lincoln (2012). Nov 19, 2012
Changed the title AI: Artificial Intelligence to A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Apr 02, 2012
Added the films The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and War Horse (2011). Mentioned that DreamWorks split from Viacom and partnered with the Reliance Group. Dec 21, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - 14 Films Directed by Steven Spielberg. Feb 20, 2009
Article revised and updated. Dec 15, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 07, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 06, 2008
Media added. Dec 28, 2007
Media added. Mar 01, 2007
Added new Web site: TIME 100: Steven Spielberg. May 11, 2006
Article revised. Feb 24, 2005
Article revised. Dec 31, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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