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Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone Fast Facts:

His father, Louis, who became a successful New York stockbroker, met his mother, Jacqueline, while he was serving as an aide on Gen. Eisenhower's staff in post-war Paris.
At 5, began writing plays for his French cousins to perform; at 7, composed stories for which his father paid him 25 cents each; and by 9, started writing a book about his family.
Dropped out of college after one year at Yale, where he was briefly a contemporary of George W. Bush and John Kerry.
Taught English at a school in Saigon 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 under Martin Scorsese at NYU.
In 1997, published, to mixed reviews, an semi-autobiographical novel, A Child's Night Dream, which he had begun writing in 1966.
Appears as himself in son Sean's feature directorial debut, Graystone, a horror film about a group of filmmakers who break into an abandoned asylum.
In 2011, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th annual Savannah Film Festival, which he dedicated to legendary publicist and Savannah native Bobby Zarem.

Oliver Stone Relationships:
Chong Son Chong - Significant Other
Jacqueline Goddet - Mother
Louis Stone - Father
Michael Jack Stone - Son
Najwa Stone - Ex-wife
Sean Stone - Son
Tara Chong Stone - Daughter
Elizabeth Cox - Ex-wife
Oliver Stone Awards:
1986 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1989 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1989 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Winner
1978 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
1989 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1986 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1995 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1996 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
1990 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
1987 BAFTA Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - 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
1987 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1995 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
College:
Attended Yale University, New Haven, CT; New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY (BFA in Film, 1971)