

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is 80 years old today.
Filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg is a major figure of the New
Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster. He is
widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time
and is the most commercially successful director in film history
with many accolades, including three Academy Awards.
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix,
Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. He’s
78 today.

George Walton Lucas Jr., a filmmaker and philanthropist who
created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, is 80
years old today.
Lucas is one of history’s most financially successful filmmakers
and has been nominated for four Academy Awards.
