One of the most well-know directors(导演) of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December, 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screen writer who wrote the stories for many famous films. Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he made a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars' profit（收益) at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind. When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to a film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. But he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school, so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to（没有）get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn't let this stop him following his dream of becoming a great director. Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.
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| Years | What |
| 1946 | Stephen Spielberg was born in Cincinnati. |
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| Stephen Spielberg made a 40-minute film and it was successful in the competition. |
| 1962 | Stephen Spielberg made a film Firelight, from which many ideas were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. |
| 1964 | He wanted to go to a film schoolhis skills. Though he didn't succeed in getting into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn't give up his dream of. |
| 1976 | Stephen Spielberg's first major film came out. |
