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William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). The 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 use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in JFK (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994).

• Born: William Oliver Stone September 15, 1946 (age 65) New York City, USA
• Occupation: Film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Years active: 1971–present
• Religion: Buddhist
• Spouse: Najwa Sarkis (1971–1977) Elizabeth Burkit Cox (1981–1993) Sun-jung Jung (1996 – present)

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'Savages': Oliver Stone's Stoner Fake-Out
Hollywood Reporter, 2012-05-03 00:37:00
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Oliver Stone Likes Trevor Donovan So Much, He Wrote Him A New Role In Savages
Perez Hilton Gossip, 2012-04-25 08:00:07
It's nice to be liked by someone. It's even nicer when someone likes you SO MUCH that they are willing to rewrite a movie script so you have a role! That's exactly what happened when Trevor Donovan auditioned for a part in Oliver Stone's upcoming crime thriller, Savages. The director ...

Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch Are 'Savages' In Oliver Stone's Latest
MTV News, 2012-04-20 15:41:37
'She is beautiful and she is sexy. She is hot,' legendary filmmaker says of Lively's performance in his summer flick, out July 6.By Josh Horowitz Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson in "Savages" Photo: Universal Pictures When Oliver Stone releases a film, you'd better sit up and take notice. Whether he's ...