Oliver Stone was born September 15, 1946 in New York, New York. Prior to his film career, Stone worked as a schoolteacher in Vietnam, a Merchant Marine sailor, taxi driver, messenger, production assistant, and sales representative. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry in Vietnam in 1967-68. He was wounded twice and decorated with the Bronze Star for Valor. After returning from Vietnam, he completed his undergraduate studies at New York University Film School in 1971.
He has directed: W. (‘08), World Trade Center (‘06), Alexander (’04), Any Given Sunday (‘99), U-Turn (‘97), Nixon (‘95), Natural Born Killers (‘94), Heaven and Earth (‘93), JFK (‘91), The Doors (‘91), Born On The Fourth Of July (‘89), Talk Radio (‘88), Wall Street (‘87), Platoon (‘86), Salvador (‘86), The Hand (‘81) and Seizure (‘73). He’s written or co-written all of the above, with the exception of U-Turn, World Trade Center and W.
Stone has also written or co-written: Midnight Express (‘78), Scarface (‘83), Conan The Barbarian (‘82), Year Of The Dragon (‘85), Evita (‘96), and 8 Million Ways To Die (’86).
He has directed three documentaries — Looking for Fidel (’04), Comandante (’03), Persona Non Grata (’03).
Stone has produced or co-produced: The People vs. Larry Flynt (‘96), The Joy Luck Club (‘93), Reversal of Fortune (‘90), Savior (‘98), Freeway (‘96), South Central (‘98), Zebrahead (‘92), Blue Steel (‘90), and the ABC mini-series Wild Palms (‘93). An Emmy was given to him and his co-producer for the HBO film Indictment: The McMartin Trial, and he was nominated for the documentary The Last Days of Kennedy and King.
Stone has won Oscars for directing Born On The Fourth Of July and Platoon, and for writing Midnight Express. He was nominated for director (JFK) and co-writer (Nixon). He’s also received three Golden Globes for directing (Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July and JFK), and one for writing (Midnight Express).
