Oliver Stone is a world-renown American film director and screenwriter with an estimated net worth of $50 million. Born in New York City on September 15, 1945, he achieved international fame – and recognition – for his films about Vietnam. As a former combat soldier, he was able to recount some of his personal experiences in the movies. Stone has won three Oscars. He won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for “Midnight Express,” (1978); for his role as Director for “Platoon,” (1986); and again for Director for the movie “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989). Oliver Stone is known for using many different cameras to film individual scenes and entire movies. He has also been criticized for filling his movies with historical inaccuracies, a criticism that he dismisses. He is currently working on new projects for the silver screen.