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DOB: September 15, 1946

Background: Stone was born in New york City. He was raised in the Episcopal Church but has since converted to Buddhism. He attended Yale, but left after one year. He taught English in South Vietnam for six months, after which he worked on a US Merchant Marine ship. He enlisted in the army in 1967 and requested combat duty in Vietnam, where he earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before discharing in 1968 after 15 months. Stone graduated from film school at NYU in 1971.

Filmography: Stone is a three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, whose titles include "Salvador" (1986), "Platoon" (1986), "Wall Street" (1987), "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), "JFK" (1991), "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "Nixon" (1995), "U Turn" (1997), "Any Given Sunday" (1999), "World Trade Center" (2006), "W." (2008), and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" (2010). His latest film is "Savages" (2012).

Academy Awards: Wins - Best Director ("Born on the Fourth of July," 1989); Best Director ("Platoon," 1986); Best Adapted Screenplay ("Midnight Express," 1978)

Best Picture nominations:
- "JFK" (1991); lost to "The Silence of the Lambs"
- "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989); lost to "Driving Miss Daisy"

Best Director nomination:
- "JFK" (1991); lost to Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs")

Best Adapted Screenplay nominations:
- "JFK" (1991); lost to Ted Tally ("The Silence of the Lambs")
- "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989); lost to Alfred Uhry ("Driving Miss Daisy")

Best Original Screenplay nominations:
- "Nixon" (1995); lost to Christopher McQuarrie ("The Usual Suspects")
- "Platoon" (1986); lost to Woody Allen ("Hannah and Her Sisters")
- "Salvador" (1986); lost to Woody Allen ("Hannah and Her Sisters")