Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone Net Worth

Oliver Stone Net Worth and Salary: Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and military veteran who has a net worth of $70 million dollars. Oliver Stone was born September 15, 1946 in New York City, New York. Stone came into prominence between the mid-1980s and the early '90s for writing and directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had also participated as an infantry soldier. Many of Stone's films focus on controversial American political and cultural issues during the late 20th century, often combining different camera and film formats within a single scene—as evidenced in JFK, Natural Born Killers and Nixon. British newspaper The Guardian described Stone as "one of the few committed men of the left working in mainstream American cinema." Oliver Stone has been the recipient of three Academy Awards for his work on the films Midnight Express, Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July. He was also honored with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2007 Austin Film Festival. Oliver Stone comes by his fascination of (and intense focus on) political and wartime topics, as he worked as a wiper on a United States Merchant Marine ship and went on to enlist in the United States Army, requesting combat duty in Vietnam. He served from September 1967 through November 1968 with the 25th Infantry Division then with the First Cavalry Division, earning a Bronze Star with "V" device for heroism in ground combat. He was wounded twice and received a Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster. Oliver Stone also received the Air Medal for participating in more than 25 helicopter combat assaults and the Army Commendation Medal. Stone has also made several documentaries and has produced numerous television shows as well.