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Kishinev, Russian Empire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American motion picture director. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page (1931 - nomination), The General Died at Dawn…
Known for
- All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman — Self1979
- The Oscars1953
- The General Died at Dawn — Reporter (uncredited)1936
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-11934
- Cock of the Air — Bit1932
- The Front Page — Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)1931
- Fascinating Youth — Lewis Milestone1926
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Key facts
- Born
- Leib Mendelevich Milstein , ( 1895-09-30 ) September 30, 1895, Kishinev , Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- September 25, 1980 (1980-09-25) (aged 84), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Citizenship
- Russia (until 1919) United States (from 1919)
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1915–1964
- Spouse
- Kendall Lee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; died 1978 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Chișinău
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Milestone1.jpg
- Work location
- Hollywood
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- birth name
- Lev Milstein
- Commons category
- Lewis Milestone
- date of birth
- 1895-09-30
- date of death
- 1980-09-25
- name in native language
- Lewis Milestone
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Lewis Milestone
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- start of work period
- 1918-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Lewis Milestone (born Leib Mendelevich Milstein; Russian: Лейб Менделевич Мильштейн; September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He twice won the Academy Award for Best Director, for Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), with a third nomination for The Front Page (1931).
Milestone's other notable directing credits included The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1939), The North Star (1943), A Walk in the Sun (1945), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Pork Chop Hill (1959), Ocean's 11 (1960), and his final film Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).
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