Zimmerman stated in a 1972
Newsweek article. In dealing with those "questions" Kubrick often stirred debate and controversy.
Although he never won an Oscar for Best Director or Best Picture and none of his films ever took top prize at a major film festival, few could deny the singular impact Kubrick had on modern cinema. Upon honoring him with a lifetime achievement award in 1997, organizers of the Venice International Film Festival remarked that "[he] is one of the greatest living filmmakers, along with [Italian director Michelangelo] Antonioni and [Japanese director Akira] Kurosawa," as Robert Koehler reported in Variety, "and the only living film master capable of delivering masterpieces in nearly every film genre."
Kubrick was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1928, the son of a doctor. He showed an early interest in film and photography, and was so skilled at chess that by age twelve he was playing the game for money. He was bored with school, however, and although he served as class photographer, he fared less well in his academic studies. After graduating in 1945, he found a position as a staff photographer for Look magazine.
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