Oliver Stone

Also known as William Oliver Stone

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1946)

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Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer born in 1946 who has created influential movies throughout his career. He is a significant figure in cinema known for directing and writing major films that have shaped American film and popular culture.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 15 September 1946
Works: 28

Top works

La amnesia moral de los Estados Unidos
Violence
Chasing the Light
The Untold History of the United States, Volume 1
Amerikas ungeschriebene Geschichte

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1962

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Discography

England’s Newest Hit Makers1964
12 × 51964
The Rolling Stones No. 21965
The Rolling Stones, Now!1965
Out of Our Heads1965
December’s Children (and Everybody’s)1965
Aftermath1966
Between the Buttons1967
Their Satanic Majesties Request1967
Beggars Banquet1968

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Listeners: 8,049
Total plays: 37,477

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 28,469x
An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments
· 1992 · cited 24,475x
Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes
· 1991 · cited 22,376x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,410x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,384x

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Quotes

“Since that day, the media has chanted the mantra that Oswald did it alone. But the American public... has never accepted it. They smell a rat.”
“My father was a Republican and he hated Roosevelt. And that's sort of been the battle of my life, I think. You have to understand I grew up a Republican conservative. I hated Castro. And I put my money where my mouth was because I went to war, but I understood pretty quickly that this was another place, another culture and we would never fit in there.”
“[In comparison with the Vietnam war] It's the same story in Afghanistan, Iraq and South America. It's white people meeting people who they think they are better than. And I feel that this war is the war of my life. I've seen it over and over again and if I can do one thing with what's left of my remaining years, it's just to cry it out and say it, I hope, with enough entertainment that people will want see it.”
“We have an obligation to those who died ... to remember”
“A sad occasion in that Julian could not follow me out the door. He lives in a tiny room with great modesty and discipline.”
“Strong mind, no sun, friends who visit, work to be done, one documentary coming out from Alex Gibney that is not expected to be kind.”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.oliverstone.com
Image: Oliver Stone by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Height: 6
Number of children: 3

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birth name: William Oliver Stone
Commons gallery: Oliver Stone
Commons category: Oliver Stone
start of work period: 1971-00-00
date of birth: 1946-09-15
name in native language: William Oliver Stone
floruit: 1996-01-01
social media followers: 232279
web feed URL: www.billcosby.com/feed

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Article

William Oliver Stone (born (1946-09-15)September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. An acclaimed director who tackled subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas, Stone has received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, one Primetime Emmy, three Independent Spirit Awards and six Golden Globes.

Stone was born in New York City and later briefly attended Yale University. In 1967, Stone enlisted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He served from 1967 to 1968 in the 25th Infantry and 1st Cavalry Divisions and was twice wounded in action. For his service, he received military honors including a Bronze Star with "V" Device for valor, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster (to denote two wounds), an Air Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. His service in Vietnam became the foundation for the stark portrayals of war and its aftermath in his work.