Steven Spielberg
Book description
Until the first edition of Steven Spielberg: A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg's personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part because of his tendency to obscure and mythologize his own past. But in this first full-scale, in-depth biography of Spielberg, Joseph…
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This is probably the most comprehensive biography of Steven Spielberg ever written.
It is detailed, in-depth, and readable, based on a variety of sources. I found it very useful for our biography of Kubrick not only as a model but also as a source of information, given that the two directors were friends.
It is so good that it is rumored that it influenced the director to make his semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans in 2022.
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