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Lewis Milestone: Biography, Facts and Career

Who is Lewis Milestone? An evergreen, sourced profile: biography, key facts and career.

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Lewis Milestone (born Leib Mendelevich Milstein; Russian: Лейб Менделевич Мильштейн; September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He twice won the Academy Award for Best Director, for Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), with a third nomination for The Front Page (1931). Milestone's other notable directing credits included The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1939), The North Star (1943), A Walk in the Sun (1945), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Pork Chop Hill (1959), Ocean's 11 (1960), and his final film Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).

Quick facts about Lewis Milestone

  • Full name: Lewis Milestone
  • Born: 1895-09-30
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Actor
  • Wikidata ID: Q285928

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Who is Lewis Milestone?

Lewis Milestone (born Leib Mendelevich Milstein; Russian: Лейб Менделевич Мильштейн; September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer active during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

What nationality is Lewis Milestone?

Lewis Milestone is United States.

When was Lewis Milestone born?

Lewis Milestone was born on 1895-09-30.

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