Lewis Milestone

Known for

Directing

Gender

Male

Born

September 30, 1895

Age at death

84

Died

September 25, 1980

From

Kishinev, Russian Empire

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American motion picture director. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page (1931 - nomination), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1940), Ocean's Eleven (1960), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Milestone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia