Talk:Steven Spielberg/Archive 3

Steven Spielberg/Blade Runner/Road to Perdition
Would Steven Spielberg count as an executive producer or uncredited executive producer for Blade Runner, since he was involved in the casting of Harrison Ford? Would he also count for Road to Perdition for setting it up at DreamWorks, along with giving Tom Hanks the comic book? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.240.76.129 (talk) 15:14, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Nationality...
In the sidebar his nationality is listed as 'Jewish'- save that for ethnicity or religion, his nationality's American. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.139.67.108 (talk) 11:05, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Gun Collector/Trap Shooter
Spielberg is an avid gun collector, and has been an avid trap/skeet shooter for three decades. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.27.133.184 (talk) 15:55, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Lincoln
Shouldnt this film be getting its own article about now? We have press coverage, of course, already, but filming may have now begun. Even if not completed, it would be a notable unfinished film.(mercurywoodrose)76.232.10.199 (talk) 22:25, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * They haven't begun filming yet, but seems like it will happen with stars being signed & production ongoing. I agree. Shearonink (talk) 00:06, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Honorary Knighthood
As Spielberg has an honorary knighthood he is entitled to use the letters 'KBE' after his name. However, as he is not a citizen of a commonwealth realm he can not use the title 'Sir'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.168.193 (talk) 17:45, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

KBE
Why is KBE the second thing after Spielbergs name writen in this artikel? Its a totally unimportant title that has nothing to do with his work and is never mentioned in any of his works. Please delete this from the intruction of this article. 79.254.142.165 (talk) 23:58, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

He has 7 children — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.26.94.137 (talk) 09:13, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 January 2012
ln the article on Steven Spielberg, the paragraph about Catch Me If You Can indicates Mark Wahlberg instead of (I believe)Tom Hanks. ron

207.161.236.88 (talk) 18:20, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I can't see anywhere were it says Wahlberg was in that film-- Jac 16888 Talk 18:42, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Edit request
Remove "video game designer" from the header. His career relationship to video game design is not notable enough to include video game designer as one of his occupations. Just because he designed a few video games does not make him a video game designer. --70.120.83.126 (talk) 11:32, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Awards and nominations chart is huge, Split into separate article?
Should the awards and nominations chart be split into a separate article? Not including the length of the reference list, the award chart is about one third of the length of the article. The award chart is also slightly longer than the whole Steven Spielberg filmography article that has been split off into it's own article already. There is a smaller differently laid out award chart in the filmography article, that should probably be within after the big award chart. The award chart here could have its own article, or combined with the filmography article. Thoughts? Carlwev (talk) 18:57, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Night Gallery????
I thought "Make Me Laugh" (Season 1, episode 5) was Steven's directorial debut? Its on Hulu, and he's in the credits. http://www.hulu.com/watch/12231 --76.105.145.143 (talk) 10:54, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Year of birth
The article says that Spielberg's date of birth is December 18, 1946. The source on which this claim is based says that it's December 18, 1947. What is right? --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 09:56, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 March 2013
Dileepp89 (talk) 11:21, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Not done per WP:REFSPAM,, and WP:COI. MER-C 12:21, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Prenup on a napkin
Hey, I don't know the protocol, but I hope somebody can edit this. Under "Marriages and children" there is a mistake. The link (92) only confirms the size of the divorce settlement; nothing is mentioned about a prenup agreement or paper napkin. Google searches of mine suggest that the story is a bit of gossip being passed around as settled truth.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.21.166.174 (talk) 06:44, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 1 June 2013
I strongly suspect this quote is misattributed to Alfred Hitchcock: "He's the first one of us who doesn't see the proscenium arch."

The quote is seemingly taken from this book: http://books.google.com/books?id=dFqaPr9ucyUC&pg=PA62&dq=%22proscenium+arch%22+spielberg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kCqqUZijM8-w4AO9s4DoAQ&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22proscenium%20arch%22%20spielberg&f=false

but it is attributed there to "an unnamed director of the older generation". I see no direct source anywhere that says it was Hitchcock who said this. It also seems very much out of Hitchcock's character to be so gracious to an upstart filmmaker like this, in my opinion.

Please change:

After watching the unconventional, off-center camera techniques of Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock praised "young Spielberg," saying "He's the first one of us who doesn't see the proscenium arch." Or, to paraphrase, he was the first mainstream director to think outside the visual dynamics of the theater,[144] although that didn't stop Hitchcock from removing Spielberg from the set of Family Plot, his last film.[145]

to:

Film critic Pauline Kael spoke of a conversation she had with "an unnamed director of the older generation" in which the unknown director said about Spielberg: "He must have never seen a play; he's the first one of us who doesn't think in terms of the proscenium arch. With him, there's nothing but the camera lens." http://books.google.com/books?id=dFqaPr9ucyUC&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false

Mdblah (talk) 17:25, 1 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Per WP:NOR, your opinion doesn't hold much weight on Wikipedia. The important thing, per the Core Content Policies, is verifiability through reliable sources. As to the quote itself: The quote actually came from this article, which references a TV interview Hitchcock gave. A quick Google search didn't turn up the interview itself for me, but it did turn up quite a few similar articles on many a website which reference this quote and directly attribute it to Hitchcock. While it's certainly possible that said interview doesn't exist and that this whole thing is a woozle, right now there are multiple sources that agree with the article text, and one that is unclear (and could still be referencing Hitchcock). Without a source contradicting that (and consensus to modify the article), I think it should stay as is. -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 16:21, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Halo television series confirmed
It has been confirmed that Spielberg is working on an official tv series about the video game universe "Halo". Since I am not the handiest person with footnotes and sources and citations etc., I kindly ask if anyone could add this to the content listed under "future projects" — Preceding unsigned comment added by HappyHogJens (talk • contribs) 18:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Its already at Steven_Spielberg. I added a reference to Wired.   D r e a m Focus  16:18, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 June 2013
In the page concerning Steven Spielberg, there is an error on the second line of his achievements category. It is written as :"and seven of the films he directed were up for the Best Picture Oscar (Schindler's List won)." However, it should be changed to:" and eight of the films he directed were up for the Best Picture Oscar (Schindler's List won)." The eight films he directed which were nominated for Best Picture were: Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Color Purple, E.T., Schindler's List, Lincoln, Saving Private Ryan, and War Horse. For some reason, they incorrectly stated the number of films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. My information can be found on all of the Wikipedia articles concerning those films, as well as this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg_filmography. I'm afraid that I have no other outside information. However, if I am incorrect, and there have only been seven of his films nominated for best picture, then one of the movie articles I just mentioned should be corrected.

Aureliano233 (talk) 22:29, 29 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done I actually count nine: the list you gave, plus Munich. I can see how someone could get to the number seven... of those nine nominations, his name only appeared on the Best Picture nomination for the ones he also produced, but that's not what the sentence says. I've changed it to nine in the article accordingly. Thanks! -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 15:30, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Spielberg: "my first break"
Spielberg quoted last week in obituary of Richard Matheson -- "Richard Matheson: Sci-Fi Author Dies Aged 87". June 25, 2013. Sky News (news.sky.com).
 * He[SS] said in a statement: "Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories and gave me my first break when he wrote the short story and screenplay for Duel.

Cross-posted from Talk: Duel (1971 film). --P64 (talk) 17:52, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 August 2013
Year typo

Please change August 5, 3013 to August 5, 2013

24.98.176.45 (talk) 10:38, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done RudolfRed (talk) 15:21, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

New Cool things for movies
Fire Mountain by dave harrienger in Austin tx (one of coolest scripts i have ever read)

The peace project experiment by dave harrienger, also from TX austin. writer for 30 years. he really has some talent and reminds me of you when you were younger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:E:8700:1C4:19F9:6F1E:BD80:53A2 (talk) 03:43, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Brookdale Community College
Hello, new to Wikipedia. It says that Mr. Spielberg attended Brookdale Community College. Not sure that is factual. Can someone with editing privileges please investigate? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingkwad88 (talk • contribs) 18:03, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Edit reference request
Ref 23 refers to a page on something called gradesaver which in turn appears to be copied from wikipedia, making it a circular reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.162.75.254 (talk) 04:10, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Year of birth is uncertain
The box on the side says he was born in 1947, while the first paragraph says 1946. I cannot check the reference for the first paragraph (it's a book), but the reference for the date in the side box indeed says "1947". IMDB however claims as well, that he was born in 1946. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.84.252.252 (talk) 21:00, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Protection expired
May I edit the page, because protection expired on April 21, 2011

68.4.241.68 (talk) 23:52, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Padlock-dash2.svg Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. Still says semi-protected to me. Cannolis (talk) 00:31, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Can't you go to the logs.68.99.190.185 (talk) 01:14, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Other Section
The "Other" section seems to be pointless trivia. I feel the content there should either be included in other sections of the article or removed completely. -Xcuref1endx (talk) 23:37, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Ghost in the Shell isn't even a sure thing
That part of the article should be fixed up a little. The film probably won't be made the way the filmmakers intend on doing it. I doubt they'll go through with ScarJo as the lead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.114.41 (talk) 12:35, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Hidden Filmography
Tiro, of all people who ever had a Wiki page, should have a FILMOGRAPHY section, not a subsection under Praise & Criticism that you have to go searching for. The most miniscule bit-part actors have prominent Filmography sections - this is one of the top filmmakers of all time. Make it consistent with the majority of other Hollywood elite pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsthemileage (talk • contribs) 14:30, 4 April 2015 (UTC) == Shotgun citation tagging ==

There are a massive number of "citation needed" tags which were added in a single edit to the end of paragraphs. However, on reviewing them, it appears that most serve no purpose since the paragraphs already have numerous internal links which supply the details. It seems the tags were added without due thought and should be removed. In addition, the "BLP souces" tag at the top of the article, which claims the article "needs additional citations," is also unnecessary as the article has over 200 citations. --Light show (talk) 18:31, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I counted them up and that edit added 40+ citation needed tags... I can understand various policy or guideline issues a WP:BLP can have, but wow....that's an awful lot.  When the article was tagged it had 201 citations but, sad to say, I agree with the tagger that as it stands the article is insufficiently sourced.  There are many anecdotes included that have no clear citation to make them easily verifiable for readers.  I'll start work from the beginning and try to fix up the issues as I come to them, I might remove the individual citation needed tags as the main template up at the top pretty much spells out what's wrong.  This is going to take a while...Shearonink (talk) 20:03, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The tags have been removed. They were all added in a cut-and-paste fashion to the end of paragraphs and as noted had no relevance to the text in the paragraphs. If cites are needed, they should be placed inline to the unsourced material per guidelines, otherwise they're useless, at best. --Light show (talk) 07:11, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 9 November 2015
In the "Frequent Collaborators" section, under "Actors," The sentence regarding Tom Hanks should be updated to reflect his role in the film "Bridge of Spies" (in addition to the ones already listed).

Tshubert (talk) 18:41, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. 97198 (talk) 10:08, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2015
Steven Spielberg is an American-jewish director, producer and screenwriter. Spielberg is considered as one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular and influential directors and producers in film history.[5] He is one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios.

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Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2016
Under the Praise and Criticism section:


 * Some critics have suggested that Spielberg has 'lost it' in recent years, with both The Guardian and The Telegraph asking whether Spielberg is as good as he has been in the past. This view has been countered by others, who argue that the director has simply evolved his style.

Thefivetones (talk) 10:32, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Not done for now. Two of the sources given are not reliable sources.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 18:05, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Director with most Best Picture nominees
Someone might want to mention that Spielberg, thanks to "Bridge of Spies," is now in sole possession of second place for the most Best Picture nominees by a director with 10. He had been tied with John Ford, who dropped to third place with nine. The director with the most Best Picture nominations: William Wyler, who had 13 between 1937 and 1969 (his films won the top Oscar three times).

My source: http://www.filmsite.org/bestdirs1.html

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Duel
Stephen Spielberg's directorial debut was actually "Duel" in 1971. It started Dennis Weaver being chased down by a faceless driver of a semi. It was strikingly well done for a young 25 year old! Please correct this on this page. Duel is a great movie full of suspense. I wish it was sold bc I would buy it! CoolAid (talk) 03:32, 4 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Is anything incorrect in the 1970s section, which mentions the film? What would you add or change? --Light show (talk) 16:56, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

he was in Arizona from 1953/4 - so how come he learnd with lewis till 1957?
In 1950, his family moved to Haddon Township, New Jersey when his father took a job with RCA. Three years later, the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona.[14]:548 Spielberg attended Hebrew school from 1953 to 1957, in classes taught by Rabbi Albert L. Lewis.[15] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.41.3.21 (talk) 09:32, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

background about the above dates discrepancy: rabbi lewis' home, and his synagogue, temple beth sholom (TBS), were in haddon heights, nj, in the late 1940's-late 1980's, which is a town 'down the street' from haddon township. the hebrew school spielberg attended was TBS, which he would have done as a kid in NJ (from 1950-53 per the article) and not in Arizona from 1953-57! so the dates in the article from spielberg's days in haddon twp. and Arizona are incorrect: either he moved to NJ in 1950, and attended TBS from 1950-53 before moving to AZ, or moved to NJ in 1953 and attended TBS until 1957 where he then moved to Ariz. or something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.197.60.23 (talk) 04:44, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2017
Spielberg is attached to direct an adaptation of American photojournalist Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep The Post, a drama about the Washington Post 1971 expose of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, and Post editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Kay Graham's battle against the federal government to publish them. 68.198.184.80 (talk) 21:24, 9 March 2017 (UTC) Please format requests in a "Change X to Y".  Programming Geek talk to me 17:08, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

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For the section of stalking Spielberg had a more dangerous experience with a bodybuilder named Jonathan Norman. I think this is significant to include. 2600:8802:5405:2400:BD03:13A7:12BD:16F8 (talk) 05:07, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
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False citation at birthdate in Early life
The AFI citation is false: It says he was born in 1947, and so cannot be used to support the given birth year of 1946.

Suggest this substitute for an online cite in addition to the extant offline cite:

--2604:2000:1382:C5DD:D01:1BB7:ABB:9BCE (talk) 16:37, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Related, and perhaps useful, is this article (linking via the Internet Archive, because they block all of EU, including me) at the Los Angeles Times that goes into his birth year. --77.173.90.33 (talk) 20:13, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * That has been replaced with one which point to the right year. Iggy (Swan) 21:15, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Steven Spielberg and Apple Inc.
Steven Spielberg one of the autors of Apple TV+. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A03:7380:340:10:4005:FF15:CA3B:37B7 (talk) 12:16, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Steven Spielberg's age/years active
This article claims Steven Spielberg was born in 1946 and has been actively producing films since 1959. I would like to know if he was actually 13 years old when he started in the film industry, or see the article be corrected. Foolerycommatom (talk) 10:35, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2020
Please cross-link the mention of Spielberg's "Savage" pilot in the 1970s section to its Wiki page at Savage (1973 TV film). Thanks. 67.188.1.213 (talk) 16:38, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Jamietw (talk) 11:23, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Spielberg is a German name
Spielberg means Playberg, Playheap or Playpile. --89.1.174.98 (talk) 22:52, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 October 2020
Steven Spielbergs assistant was Akshith Paluru. 23.123.142.115 (talk) 16:23, 15 October 2020 (UTC)


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Cleanup
I've done a major cleanup of this article. Here are some of the main things done:
 * Sourcing - this was a huge issue. There was far too much unsourced text and original research (since 2011!). Many books have been published about Spielberg (see Bibliography section) and I've used as many as possible
 * Given the article a chronological structure
 * Merged production credits into the rest of the prose. Spielberg is a prolific producer, and we can't list all his producing credit here, so I've removed quite a few. This is why we have Steven Spielberg filmography, for a more detailed listing
 * Cleanup personal life - there were too many subheadings. I've reorganised the content and removed items that fell under WP:TRIVIA and WP:NOTGOSSIP
 * Awards - merged paragraphs, sourcing and cleanup
 * Praise and criticism - created a section called Legacy to house this, and moved the rest into the article main body
 * Filmography - bullet listed films, and some producing credits

These changes are a vast improvement, so please don't revert due solely to "no consensus". I'll be expanding the Filmmaking section soon. If I have removed something that you think should remain, please discuss. Thanks, LM150 13:51, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Why no discussion of "Amblin" (which is credited with earning Spielberg his first contract) and the 1968 Amblin Contract and subsequent lawsuits with Hoffman?

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2021
Hello! Nothing from 2020 or 2021 was added to Steven Spielberg’s page. Worth noting is him being awarded Israel’s prestigious annual Genesis Prize, known as “Jewish Nobel”, in March, 2021. The first time that the public is involved in the choice of the recipient, Steven Spielberg won the $1 million award for contribution to cinema, philanthropic works, and efforts to preserve the Holocaust.

Https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/director-producer-and-philanthropist-steven-spielberg-announced-as-the-2021-genesis-prize-laureate-825032903 Https://apnews.com/article/nfl-israel-middle-east-football-steven-spielberg-a0cd334feacfe75147a0855e2f7280d9 Https://www.genesisprize.org/press-center/2021-03-25-steven-spielberg-donates-his-1m-genesis-prize-to-us-non-profits-fighting-for-racial-and-economic-justice ArteckCaps (talk) 18:08, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:57, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Net worth
So on recent versions of this article I have seen the net worth of Steven Spielberg listed in the Info box when it is not really necessary to be listed you can just go on a website to check that stuff out so if someone would not mind getting rid of that info it would be great ok Kirbopher2004 (talk) 08:55, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 October 2021
Sehr geehrter Mr.Spielberg ICH BRAUCHE EINEN KONTAKT ZU IHNEN. ES IST DRINGEND NOTWENIG! ES GEHT UM DAS MENSCHENLEBEN UND RASSISMUS, DIE IN DEUTSCHLAND EXISTIEREN. ICH BRAUCHE IHRE UNTERSTÜTZUNG ! BITTE MELDEN SIE SICH, - ich brauche SIE. Ich werde paar Sachen erklären, wenn SIE sich melden!!! BITTE TUN SIE DAS.

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 * Verwenden Sie Englisch: Dies ist die englischsprachige Wikipedia, daher sollten Diskussionen normalerweise auf Englisch geführt werden.
 * AUCH
 * Die Diskussionsseite zu einem Wikipedia-Artikel ist keine Möglichkeit, das Thema zu kontaktieren. Dies ist unangemessen. (Entschuldigung für das fehlerhafte Deutsch, ich musste Google Translate verwenden.) I also realize that the IP's request is malformed but can't figure out how to fix it. Shearonink (talk) 21:23, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Oscar nominations
This article says that Spielberg has seven Oscar nominations for Best Director. This needs to be changed; he just got #8. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.170.89.59 (talk) 23:55, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2022
I am working to publish the 1950 Census and have advanced access. The 1950 Census shows that the family was in New Jersey in 1950.

Please change In 1952, his family moved to Haddon Township, New Jersey after his father was hired by RCA. To When Steven was 3 years old, his family moved to Haddon Township, New Jersey after his father was hired by RCA." Rwpjr66 (talk) 13:37, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please provide reliable secondary sources. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:43, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2022
I would like to have acknowledgment of the fact Spielberg produced a film when CJ resulted in the death of 2 children by allowing their illegal hiring as producer which resulted in their death 2601:246:C980:2CA4:189:9CEC:1BB1:2DED (talk) 09:40, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done Presuming you are referring to Twilight Zone accident, it is already included in the article. Cannolis (talk) 09:59, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2022 regarding a blacklisted citation
The section discussing The Fabelmans has a citation from californianewstimes which is blacklisted by Wikipedia. Please remove that citation because Wikipedia has proven it can't be trusted. It does not need to be replaced with a better one as there are plenty of citations in that section already. 92.10.13.209 (talk) 18:37, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:18, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Columbo
I think that it should not be neglected that Spielberg was chosen as the director of the first episode of "Columbo". 151.95.180.23 (talk) 04:10, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Influences and Influenced
On many wikipedia pages, there lies an area in what I believe is called the M-box (though I apologize if I am incorrect) that states his influences and who he has influenced examples would be H.G. Wells, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ricky Gervais. I was wondering if anyone besides myself would think this beneficial. I do know that there does exist a small parcel on which todo this but I was thinking of something more along the lines of that which is provided above. 19:45, 5 December 2011 - User:Lanejlubell
 * I think the idea of an influences and influenced section is okay, but the list is way too long as it now stands. The length detracts from the quality of the article.David Straub (talk)

How was he able, with mediocre grades and then dropping out of college, to remain undrafted and to avoid serving in Vietnam? I and all my friends were drafted out of law school/grad school. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 22:26, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request
Adopted children are children. Noting them as such is out of date. AP Stylebook agrees. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.97.3.61 (talk) 14:32, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Feel like filming a truth which is already 2 billion years ago
mal Lust eine Wahrheit zu verfilmen Die sich schon 2 Millarden Jahre her ist, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.245.216.135 (talk) 23:18, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2022
Please add "Category:People with dyslexia" (in double square brackets, sorted among the other Category: entries at the end of the article). Thanks. -- 24.91.152.172 (talk) 17:35, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Not done, already in Category:Writers with dyslexia which is a more specific sub-category of the people cat. -- Mvqr (talk) 13:58, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Request to change Haddon Township to Haddon Heights
The early life section says that Steven lived in Haddon Township, but he actually lived in Haddon Heights. Here is a source. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5042861/user-clip-haddon-heights Candicide (talk) 19:41, 27 November 2022 (UTC)


 * This is the full C-Span video https://www.c-span.org/video/?289360-1/liberty-medal-presentation Candicide (talk) 19:55, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Going by several biographies of Spielberg, the McBride 1997 one uses "Haddon Township" (as per the article right now). Several others use "Haddonfield", but I couldn't see any with "Haddon Heights". It seems like these boroughs are bordered quite close to each other which may explain these differences. I'm tempted to leave it as Haddon Township for now as per the biography. LM150 21:20, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2022
Steven Spielberg's mother was Leah Adler. Source: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5341105/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Dbsamson (talk) 17:19, 26 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: could you clarify what you want changed? This is stated in the article already in the first sentence of the Early Life section. Highway 89 (talk) 17:36, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Right, sorry. In the box it only lists his father.  His mother should appear there as well, for completeness.
 * Thanks. Dbsamson (talk) 04:24, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2023
Change the heading "1984–1990: From producing to directing" to "1984–1990: From directing to producing" (since the actual section seems to be talking about his move from being a pure director to being a producer/executive producer) Sbeed616 (talk) 12:20, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

✅ This is a good catch and you're right, thanks. Done LM150 20:36, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2023
The following sentence, from the article, has a basic grammar error, missing an "of" after the word "films."

Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films all time, and are among the highest-grossing. 76.11.47.133 (talk) 04:46, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ GiovanniSidwell (talk) 05:17, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Missing his mother's name under parent.
Missing his mother's name under parent. His dad didn't birth him all by himself. 2600:1700:D470:AD00:258A:A5AE:D0F2:8C8E (talk) 07:46, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Edit Request
In the last paragraph under the section titled 2013–present: Recent works, an inaccurate description of copy cited in a Variety article (citation 265) is given. Text in question is below:

which Variety suggested could be attributed to a decline in the popularity and relevance of Spielberg

Please remove "and relevance" from the text quoted above. If you read the article cited, at no point are the words "relevant" or "relevance" used. The article is simply about the initial box office results for "The Fabelmans" and what it suggests about the popularity of prestige films at the box office post-COVID. It is ridiculous to imply that the relevance of Spielberg has declined when his films are still being nominated for Academy Awards, especially when most films that do not earn substantial grosses are hitting digital platforms much sooner. The cited writer did not say any such thing about the relevance (or lack thereof) of Spielberg. Everything else in that paragraph is an accurate description of what the article is discussing. Thank you. Freddyvanliew (talk) 01:00, 14 March 2023 (UTC)


 * That is a good point, I have removed that part to reflect the source. LM150 22:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Why isn't Firelight (1964) listed in his Filmography in this article but is in the separate Filmography article?
Just out of curiosity, just wondering why his 1964 movie Firelight is listed first in the separate article Steven Spielberg filmography but not listed in the Filmography in this article? Does it need to be added here too? 2001:BB6:4E52:7D00:3DD0:2DA8:101D:DA41 (talk) 21:15, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Shouldn't Kingdom of the Crystal Skull get a mention in the first paragraphs?
It may be a polarizing film but Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is Spielberg's third-highest grossing film (not adjusted for inflation). It doesn't get any mention in the opening paragraphs while some of his less noteworthy films like Empire of the Sun and The Post.

I would personally phrase it like something like this:

...Spielberg has since directed the science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), and War of the Worlds (2005); the Indiana Jones sequel Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); the adventure films... Ethanhart129 (talk) 06:17, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Flaw in editing..booboo
My 10 year old today spotted major flaw/booboo in the film today when we were watching it. I don't know how she spotted it but the mistake needs be edited out. 176.61.119.18 (talk) 22:40, 2 July 2023 (UTC)


 * What does the above comment even mean? It should be deleted. 2601:643:8D00:970:D1E6:709E:732C:7E21 (talk) 07:47, 3 July 2023 (UTC)