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Biography of Oliver Stone
Name: Oliver Stone
Birth Date: September 14, 1946
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: director, writer
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone's harrowing movies about life in an era bereft of morals have earned both lofty praise and stern condemnation. Stone (born 1946) is a pioneer writer-director of films that show the direct human consequences of national policy, whether it is set in the halls of government or in the board rooms of corporate financiers.Taking their cues from front-page headlines," wrote Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times, "Stone's moody, tumultuous films walk the thin line between outrage and outrageousness."New York Times critic Janet Maslin observed that Stone "isn't one to regard moviegoing as a passive experience. Part of his method is to make audiences squirm." In works such as Platoon,Wall Street, and Born on the Fourth of July--all of which he wrote as well as directed--Stone has dared to confront the consequences of faulty values as the patriotism, greed, or naivete of his characters lead …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…Gulf War1992-1996: Civil War in BosniaStone's contemporaries:Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) American photographerSylvester Stallone (1946-) American actor/directorGlenn Close (1947-) American actressIggy Pop (1947-) rock musicianDonna Karan (1948-) American designerJessica Lange (1949-) American actressSelected world events:1946: French forces bombed Haiphong, killing some 6,000 Vietnamese1951: Winston Churchill became prime minister of Great Britain1969: Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, NY, drew 300,000 youths1978: Japan and the U.S. announced agreement on economic measures aimed at balancing their trade relationship1986: All seven astronauts aboard the U.S. space shuttle Challenger perished as their craft exploded1990: Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa Further Reading further readingAmerican Film, December, 1987.Entertainment Weekly, January 12, 1996.Film Comment, February, 1987. Interview, February, 1987.Los Angeles Times, December 24, 1989; July 30, 1996.Newsday, December 14, 1986. Newsweek, January 9, 1989.New York Times, May 15, 1981; April 13, 1987; December 31, 1989.People, June 1, 1981; March 2, 1987; January 11, 1988.Premiere, January 1996.Rolling Stone, January 29, 1987. Time, December 5, 1983; January 26, 1987; August 29, 1994.USA Today, August 7, 1996.Village Voice, December 26, 1989. Wall Street Journal, February 13, 1996.Washington Post, January 11, 1987; July 19, 1996.
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