Lewis Milestone

Birth Name:

Lev Milstein

Birth Place:

Chisinau, Moldova

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director, Editorial department

Honored with a postage stamp in 2003
Served as one of the founding members of the Directors Guild
Cousin of well-known violinist, Nathan Milstein
Served in the U․S․ Signal Corps during WWI shortly after arriving in the United States
A victim of McCarthyism, he would return to Hollywood in the 1960s only to direct several box office failures before finally retiring from filmmaking altogether
Got his start after receiving help from filmmaker Howard Hughes, who would eventually promote him to director in the late '20s
Became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1919, seven years after arriving from Russia

1929Oscar - Best Director, Comedy Picture:Winner
1930Oscar - Best Director:Winner
1931Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
1931Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film - Sound:Winner
1947Award - Feature films:Nominated
1963DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated

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