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Birth Name:
William Oliver Stone
Birth Place:
New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
09/15/1946, Virgo
Profession:
Director; writer; producer; actor
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Oliver Stone Fast Facts:
At age 5, he started writing plays for his cousins to perform; began composing stories at 7; and started penning a book about his family at 9.
Dropped out of Yale University after one year.
Taught English at a Saigon school before the Vietnam War.
Enlisted in the Army and served in Vietnam from 1967-68, earning a Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster and a Bronze Star.
Studied film with Martin Scorsese at NYU.
Made his feature directing debut with the 1974 horror movie
Seizure
.
Rose to prominence in 1986 with the acclaimed war dramas
Salvador
and
Platoon
.
Published the semi-autobiographical novel
A Child's Night Dream
in 1997.
Oliver Stone Relationships:
Chong Son Chong - Significant Other
Elizabeth Cox - Ex-wife
Jacqueline Goddet - Mother
Louis Stone - Father
Michael Jack Stone - Son
Najwa Stone - Ex-wife
Sean Stone - Son
Tara Chong Stone - Daughter
Oliver Stone Awards:
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Winner
1979 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
1987 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
1992 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1992 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1995 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1986 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1989 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1991 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1989 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1991 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1978 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
1989 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1991 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1986 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1986 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1995 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
College:
Attended Yale University, New Haven, CT; New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY (BFA in Film, 1971)
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