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Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 - September 25, 1980) was an Academy Award-winning motion picture director. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1940), Ocean's Eleven (1960), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Two Arabian Knights is an Academy Award -winning 1927 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring All Quiet on the Western Front is a War film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film that tells the story of a Mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious Of Mice and Men is a Novella written by Nobel Prize -winning author John Steinbeck. Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the novel Mutiny on the "Bounty" by Charles

Milestone was born in Kishinev, Bessarabia, Imperial Russia (now Chişinău), Moldova). Bessarabia ( Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania He came to the United States just prior to World War I. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Milestone held a number of odd jobs before enlisting in the U.S. Signal Corps, where he worked as an assistant director on Army training films during the war. In 1919 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born

After the war he went to Hollywood, where he first worked as a film cutter, and later as an assistant director. Howard Hughes promoted Milestone to director, and one of his early efforts, the 1928 film Two Arabian Knights, won him an Oscar in the first Academy Award ceremony. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two Arabian Knights is an Academy Award -winning 1927 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He also directed The Racket, an early gangster film, and later helped Hughes direct scenes for his aviation saga Hell's Angels (for which he never received credit). The Racket is an Academy Award -nominated 1928 American Crime film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas A crime film, in the most general sense is a Film that involves various aspects Crime and the Criminal justice system Hell's Angels is a 1930 American epic War film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jean Harlow, Ben

Milestone won his second Academy Award for All Quiet on the Western Front, a harrowing screen adaptation of the antiwar novel by Erich Maria Remarque. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. All Quiet on the Western Front is a War film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. Erich Maria Remarque (Erich Paul Remark 22 June 1898 &ndash 25 September 1970) was a German author. His next, The Front Page, brought the Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur play to the screen. This article refers to the stage play For other adaptations see The Front Page (disambiguation The Front Page was a hit Broadway Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright Charles Gordon MacArthur ( November 5 1895, Scranton Pennsylvania – April 21 1956, New York City) was an American It earned him another Oscar nomination. His work during the 1930s and 1940s was always easily identifiable by its lighting and imaginative use of fluid camera. He worked extensively in television from the mid 1950s. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive

Lewis Milestone died in 1980, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. The Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Academy Award nominations

Preceded by
—		 Academy Award for Best Director
1927-1928
for Two Arabian Knights
co-awardee with Frank Borzage		 Succeeded by
Frank Lloyd
for The Divine Lady
Preceded by
Frank Lloyd
for The Divine Lady		 Academy Award for Best Director
1929-1930
for All Quiet on the Western Front		 Succeeded by
Norman Taurog
for Skippy

Filmography as a director

External links

Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Of Mice and Men is a Novella written by Nobel Prize -winning author John Steinbeck. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article refers to the stage play For other adaptations see The Front Page (disambiguation The Front Page was a hit Broadway Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. All Quiet on the Western Front is a War film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two Arabian Knights is an Academy Award -winning 1927 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Two Arabian Knights is an Academy Award -winning 1927 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Frank Borzage ( April 23, 1894 –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director and actor famed For the Australian actor see Frank Lloyd (actor. For the French horn player see Frank Lloyd (horn player. The Divine Lady is a 1929 Silent film which tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. All Quiet on the Western Front is a War film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. Norman Rae Taurog ( February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film director born in Chicago Skippy is one of the first films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, in 1931. Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime drama that aired one season on ABC. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the novel Mutiny on the "Bounty" by Charles Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank For the Korean War battles see Battle of Pork Chop Hill. Pork Chop Hill ( 1959) directed by Have Gun &mdash Will Travel is an American Western Television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963 Les Misérables is a 1952 film adaptation of the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Halls of Montezuma is a 1951 World War II action/drama that follows a group of U "The Red Pony" is a novella written by American author John Steinbeck in 1933. Arch of Triumph is a 1948 US war romance film made by Enterprise Productions and distributed by United Artists. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a Black-and-white Film noir motion picture released in the United States in 1946, starring A Walk in the Sun is a War film released in 1945 (reissued by Realart Pictures in 1951 as Salerno Beachhead For other meanings see Purple Heart (disambiguation. The Purple Heart is a 1944 American War film The North Star (also known as Armored Attack in the US is a 1943 War film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Of Mice and Men is a 1939 film based on the novel of the same title by American author John Steinbeck. The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film that tells the story of a Mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious Hallelujah I'm a Bum is a 1933 American musical Comedy Film directed by Lewis Milestone in the Depression Rain is a 1932 Motion picture directed by Lewis Milestone. The film stars Joan Crawford as Prostitute Sadie Thompson The Front Page is an Academy Award -nominated 1931 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe All Quiet on the Western Front is a War film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. Betrayal, a form of Deception or dismissal of prior presumptions is the breaking or violation of a presumptive Social contract ( trust, or Confidence The Racket is an Academy Award -nominated 1928 American Crime film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Tempest is an Academy Award winning film produced in 1928 and directed by Sam Taylor. Two Arabian Knights is an Academy Award -winning 1927 American Comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring The Kid Brother is a 1927 comedy Silent film starring Harold Lloyd. The Caveman is the humor magazine published by undergraduate students at Wabash College, one of two four-year all-male colleges in the United States
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