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For most Americans, the name “Oliver Stone” is synonymous with “conspiracy” and “scandal.” He has directed 12 major films that have made American’s rethink their opinions on our government, our society, and ourselves. Stone is easily among the best filmmakers in American movie history.Oliver Stone was born September 15, 1946 in New York City. In the 1960s, America became involved in a conflict in Vietnam, and many people Stone’s age began enrolling in college primarily to avoid entering the war. Stone did the exact opposite when he dropped out of Yale to join the Army for the Vietnam War. In the war, Stone was awarded the Purple Heart for getting shot in the neck and the Bronze Star for singlehandedly wiping out a machine gun nest with a grenade. Stones experiences in the war, like many of his fellow soldiers, changed his life forever. Following his return to America, Stone enrolled at N.Y.U. to study film under another great filmmaker, Martin Scorsese.After Stone graduated, he began his career as a screenwriter. His early credits include 8 Million Ways to Die, Year of the Dragon, Scarface, Conan the Barbarian, The Hand, and Midnight Express, which earned him his first Oscar.

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