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Spielberg

American  
[speel-burg] / ˈspil bɜrg /

noun

  1. Steven, born 1947, U.S. film director.


Spielberg British  
/ ˈspiːlbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Steven. born 1947, US film director, noted esp for the commercial success of such films as Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, E.T. (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993). Other films include The Color Purple (1986), Schindler's List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Terminal (2004), and Lincoln (2012)

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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has listed the sprawling Los Angeles ranch where he housed his horses for nearly $30 million—decades after abandoning controversial plans to transform the property with an enormous five-story riding facility.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The director and producer is Frank Marshall, best known for founding Amblin Entertainment with his wife, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Spielberg makes the contemporary connections hard to ignore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

That success led to an unlikely meeting with Steven Spielberg.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I was impressed by what my sister had tried to do, but she’s no Steven Spielberg.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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