Lewis Milestone
Lewis Milestone · Arts & Literature
Two-time Oscar-winning director ('All Quiet on the Western Front'); born Leib Milstein in Bessarabia
1895, Chișinău, Bessarabia (Russian Empire) — 1980, Los Angeles, California, United States
Russian Empire · United States
Lewis Milestone is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Two-time Oscar-winning director ('All Quiet on the Western Front'); born Leib Milstein in Bessarabia
Lewis Milestone, born Leib Milstein to a Jewish family in Chișinău, was a Hollywood director who won the first Academy Award for Comedy Direction for 'Two Arabian Knights' and the Best Director Oscar for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (1930). That anti-war epic remains a landmark of humane filmmaking. He directed across four decades, from 'Of Mice and Men' to 'Ocean's 11'.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
Two-time Oscar-winning director ('All Quiet on the Western Front'); born Leib Milstein in Bessarabia
Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
