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'''William Oliver Stone''', born September 15, 1946, is a famous [[American]] [[director]] and [[screenwriter]].  He has written and directed many controversial films, including ''JFK'' (1991),<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138/</ref> which hypothesized a number of controversies surrounding the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]], and ''Alexander'',<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/</ref> based loosely on the life of [[Alexander the Great]].  He also wrote the screenplay for the movie version of the [[Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [[musical]] ''[[Evita]]'' (directed by Alan Parker).<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/</ref>  In 2008, he directed "[[W.]]",<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/</ref> ostensibly a biopic of President George W. Bush, which focused solely on the negative aspects of his life, in effect smearing a sitting president.

'''William Oliver Stone''', born September 15, 1946, is a famous [[American]] [[director]] and [[screenwriter]].  He has written and directed many controversial films, including ''JFK'' (1991),<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138/</ref> which hypothesized a number of controversies surrounding the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]], and ''Alexander'',<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/</ref> based loosely on the life of [[Alexander the Great]].  He also wrote the screenplay for the movie version of the [[Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [[musical]] ''[[Evita]]'' (directed by Alan Parker).<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/</ref> and adapted 1983 cult classic ''Scarface'' from the 1932 film of the same name. In 2008, he directed "[[W.]]",<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/</ref> ostensibly a biopic of President George W. Bush, which focused solely on the negative aspects of his life, in effect smearing a sitting president.

In spite of the often violent nature of his films, Stone has called himself "a practicing Buddhist or a student of it".<ref>http://weeklywire.com/ww/10-20-97/austin_screens_feature4.html</ref>

In spite of the often violent nature of his films, Stone has called himself "a practicing Buddhist or a student of it".<ref>http://weeklywire.com/ww/10-20-97/austin_screens_feature4.html</ref>