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Arnold Spielberg(1917-2020)

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Arnold Spielberg
Arnold Spielberg was an American electrical engineer instrumental in contributions "to real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback and control processes". For General Electric he designed, with his colleague Charles Propster, the GE-225 in 1959. He cited his greatest contribution to be the first computer-controlled "point of sale" cash register.

He is the father of American film director Steven Spielberg.

Arnold Spielberg was the son of Rebecca and Samuel Spielberg, who were both born in Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States.

In 1960, Arnold traveled to Moscow as part of a delegation of electrical engineers from Phoenix. The trip coincided with an incident that is the subject of the 2015 Steven Spielberg film "Bridge of Spies". He retired in 1991 but continued consulting for technology companies as well as working with the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, formerly Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, an organization founded by his son Steven.
BornFebruary 6, 1917
DiedAugust 25, 2020(103)
BornFebruary 6, 1917
DiedAugust 25, 2020(103)
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Known for

Firelight (1964)
Firelight
5.5
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  • 1964
Steven Spielberg in Spielberg (2017)
Spielberg
7.7
TV Movie
  • Soundtrack("Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16")
  • 2017
60 Minutes (1968)
60 Minutes
7.4
TV Series
  • Self - Father (segment "Spielberg")
Citizen Steve (1987)
Citizen Steve
5.9
Short
  • Self - Father
  • 1987

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  • Firelight (1964)
    Firelight
    5.5
    • production assistant
    • 1964

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  • Steven Spielberg in Spielberg (2017)
    Spielberg
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16"
    • 2017

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  • Born
    • February 6, 1917
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • August 25, 2020
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Leah AdlerFebruary 25, 1945 - April 20, 1966 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Children
      Nancy Spielberg
  • Relatives
      Sawyer Spielberg(Grandchild)

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    World War II veteran whose war stories inspired his son Steven to make Saving Private Ryan (1998).

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