Oliver Stone | |
---|---|
Born | William Oliver Stone September 15, 1946 |
Occupation(s) | Movie director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1971–present |
Spouse(s) | Najwa Sarkis (m. 1971–1977, divorced) Elizabeth Burkit Cox (m. 1981–1993, divorced) Sun-jung Jung (m. 1996–present) |
Children | Sean, Michael, Tara |
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American movie director, producer, writer and actor. He was born in New York City and raised in Manhattan and Stamford, Connecticut. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and early 1990s, for directing a series of movies about the Vietnam War. He was in the war as an infantry soldier. Stone's movies are often about political and cultural issues.