(born 1946), US film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has won Oscars for his adaptation of the novel Midnight Express (1978) and his direction of Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), both of which indict American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Definition of Stone, Oliver in US English:
Stone, Oliver
proper nounstōn
(born 1946), US movie director, screenwriter, and producer. He won Academy Awards for his adaptation of the novel Midnight Express (1978) and for his direction of Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), both of which indict US involvement in the Vietnam War. Other notable movies: JFK (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994).