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Im Steven Spielberg and I was born in Cincinnati onDecember 18, 1947, but I was mainly raised in NewJersey and Arizona. When I was 12 years old I used mydads 8mm camcorder and made a movie. I continued to afford films with the camcorder for volt more years until Iwent on a trip to general Studios. I was 17 years old andI broke out-of-door from the main tourist group to canvas the soundstages. I bumped into the full stop of Universals editorialdepartment, Chuck Silvers. We talked for about an hourand he wanted to see some of my 8mm films. When Ishowed them to him he said they were good but he couldonly wish me luck. So the bordering day I ascribe on a suit andborrowed my fathers suitcase and walked in the front ingressof Universal Studios like I did it every day. One reason Igot away with this is because the guard thought I was theowners son. I bought some waxy name tags at a camerastore and I inst wholly an empty office. Then I put my name inthe create directory. Everyday that summer I hung outwith directors, writers, and editors. After talking to all ofthese movie makers I found out that nobody really desire mymovies. The next fall I asked some of the executives atUniversal how I can get my films noticed. They said Ishould put my films on 16 or 35mm film. So I did. I made a20 minute movie about a boy and a missy hitch-hiking fromthe dessert to the Pacific. The day after it was shown atUniversal, Sidney Sheinberg, the head of Universals T.V.production department, gave me a seven year contract towork on T.V. series. The first a few(prenominal) years of the contractwere fun, but after a while I didnt want to direct T.V.shows. In 1971 I got a chance to make my first real movie.It was Called Duel and it was about a salesman who washarassed by a truck driver. Even though the movie didntmake some(prenominal) money and wasnt popular, it was my firstmovie and I had a lot of fun. During the next 10 years Idirected 4 of the top 10 movies ever made, includ ing Jaws,Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the LostArk, and E.T. which is number one. E.T.- The Extra sublunar made $720 million dollars worldwide in thetheaters and over a billion dollars total with video sales.Some other movies I directed were, inch Jones and the