One of the most well-known directors 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 screenwriter 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 produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit 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 film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, 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 get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become 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.

Year	What happened
1946	Stephen Spielberg  1   2  in Cincinnati.
1959	Stephen Spielberg made a   3  film and it   4  a local competition.
1962	Stephen Spielberg produced a film called  5 , from which many   6  were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
_7	Though he   8  to get into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn’t give up his dream to become a great director.
1976	Stephen Spielberg   9_  his   10  major film.