Steven Spielberg: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies Series) Book

Series Foreword     xi
Acknowledgments     xiii
Introduction: The Spielberg Mystique     xv
Timeline: Significant Events in the Life of Steven Spielberg     xxi
The Formative Years, 1946-1968     1
First Encounters     3
The Frightened and Frightening Child     3
True Boyhood Home     4
The Boy Scouts     4
Discovering the Camera     5
Religion     7
Winning     8
California     9
Divorce     10
Universal Studios     10
Breaking into the Big Time     11
From TV to Film, 1969-1977     15
Professional Directing Debut: Night Gallery     15
Break-Out Television Movie: Duel     16
Spielberg's Forgotten Movie: Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies     18
Directing His First Feature Film: The Sugarland Express     19
Jaws     20
Close Encounters of the Third Kind     24
Director/Producer, 1978-1983     29
First Producing Project: I Wanna Hold Your Hand     29
The Bomb: 1941     29
Raiders of the Lost Ark     31
Poltergeist     33
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial     34
Twilight Zone The Movie     37
Real Life and Reel Life, 1984-1991     41
His First Company: Amblin Entertainment     41
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom     42
Amy Irving     43
The Color Purple     44
Amazing Stories     45
Empire of the Sun     46
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade     47
Always     48
A Second Chance at Marriage     48
From Peter Pan to Company Man, 1991-1994     51
Hook     51
Jurassic Park     53
Speaking of Money     54
Schindler's List     54
The Schindler/Spielberg Legacy     59
DreamWorks (SKG)     59
Into the New Millennium, 1994-2001     65
Taking a Break from Directing     65
The Lost World Jurassic Park     65
Amistad     67
Saving Private Ryan     69
Tom Hanks     73
A.I. Artificial Intelligence     74
The Legend Continues, 2002-2005     79
Minority Report     79
Catch Me If You Can     80
The Terminal      82
War of the Worlds     83
Munich     86
Awards and Fame, Good Works, Future Projects, Acclaim     91
Awards     91
Fame     92
Downside of Fame     93
Good Works     93
Future Projects     95
Acclaim     97
Films Directed by Steven Spielberg     101
Films Produced by Steven Spielberg     103
Awards     107
Top-Grossing Films: All-Time Worldwide Box-Office Records     115
Charitable Organizations Supported by Spielberg     117
Bibliography     119
Index     139
About the Author     145