Lewis Milestone

Lewis Milestone was a person born on September 30, 1895, in Chișinău , and passed away on September 25, 1980, in Los Angeles . He held citizenship in both the United States and the Russian Empire . Milestone worked in the movie, cinematography, and film industries as a film director, screenwriter, film producer, and actor . His career highlights include winning the Academy Award for Best Director .

As a director, Lewis Milestone was involved in the creation of numerous films such as "Positive", "Two Arabian Knights", "Edge of Darkness", "The General Died at Dawn", "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "Of Mice and Men", and "Ocean's 11". Apart from directing feature films, Milestone also worked on television series like "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Have Gun – Will Travel".