William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Stone came into public attention in the mid-1980s and the early 1990s for writing and directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an infantry soldier. He won further attention-and controversy-with the films JFK, Natural Born Killers, and Nixon. Many of Stone's films focus on contemporary American political and cultural issues. Stone has received three Academy Awards for his work on the films Midnight Express, Platoon, and Born on the Fourth of July. Stone was also presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2007 Austin Film Festival. British newspaper The Guardian described Stone as "one of the few committed men of the left working in mainstream American cinema." Stone's films often combine different camera and film formats within a single scene (including VHS and 8 mm film) as evidenced in JFK, Natural Born Killers, and Nixon. This book is your ultimate resource for Oliver Stone. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Oliver Stone's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Oliver Stone, 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 25th Infantry Division (United States), 8 Million Ways to Die, Al Pacino, Alexander (film), Any Given Sunday, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Austin Film Festival, Billy Hayes (writer), Born on the Fourth of July, Born on the Fourth of July (film), Comandante, Dave (film), Don Winslow, Eric Bogosian, Evita (film), Film director, French American, Humanism and Its Aspirations, JFK (film), Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Jose Luis Torrente, Killer: A Journal of Murder, Le Ly Hayslip, Looking for Fidel, Michael Douglas, Midnight Express (film), Natural Born Killers, Operation Emmanuel, Persona Non Grata (film), Platoon (film), Purple Heart...and more pages Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.