1947- . US film director, writer, and
producer. His highly successful films,
including Jaws 1975, Close Encounters of the
Third Kind 1977, Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981, and ET 1982 have gained him popular
rather than critical acclaim. He also
directed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984, The Color Purple 1985, Empire of the
Sun 1987, and Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade 1989.