Steven Spielberg

Spielberg, Steven (1947– ), U.S. film director, writer, and producer. Many of his films have been box office hits, such as Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and The Color Purple (1985). Brilliant technical special effects plus a romantic and heroic quality are signature characteristics of his films.