To mark his 60th birthday, we celebrate the genius of Steven Spielberg by counting down (in no particular order) the greatest moments, amazing stories and monumental impact of the world's greatest film director...
WORDS: Ian Freer and Ross Bennett
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His Start In The Movie Business
It may be the stuff of cinematic folklore, but Spielberg's entry into the world of mainstream moviemaking is still a wonderful story nonetheless. In the summer of 1965, a seventeen-year old Spielberg took a bus tour of the Universal lot. During a break in the proceedings, he managed to sneak off and saunter around the sound stages watching and learning as he went along, undisturbed by the studio's security. With a newfound confidence, he returned the next day - this time wearing a business suit and carrying his dad's briefcase. Again the guards paid no attention and eventually the ambitious young filmmaker managed to stumble upon a vacant office space…and the rest, as they say, is history.
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