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'''Major Spielberg''' is a naval officer character created by [[Toho]] that first appeared in the [[1991]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''. As his name suggests (and as the film implies), he is the father of Steven Spielberg, one of the film industry's most popular directors.
'''Major Spielberg''' is an army officer character created by [[Toho]] who first appeared in the [[1991]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''. He is implied to be the father of real-life filmmaker [[wikipedia:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]].
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==History==
==History==
===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]===
===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]===
====''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''====
====''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''====
Major Spielberg was a naval officer during World War II. When the [[Futurians|time travelers]] arrive in February [[1944]], a US Navy officer sees their [[KIDS|spacecraft]], but his commander dismisses the possibility of a UFO and then says, "You can tell your son about when he's born, Major Spielberg." His sighting of the [[Futurians]]' time machine would later inspire {{tt|his son|Steven Spielberg}} to change the cinematic world forever.
Major Spielberg was stationed in the Marshall Islands during the Pacific War in 1944. When the [[Futurian]] time machine [[KIDS]] arrived from 1992, rocketing towards [[Lagos Island]], he and his commanding officer concluded that it was extraterrestrial in origin. Major Spielberg offered to report the sighting, but his commanding officer persuaded him not to, saying, "You can tell your son about it when he's born."
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==Historical Liberties==
==Trivia==
While Steven Spielberg's father Arnold did enlist in the United States military during World War II, he served in the Air Corps, not the Army, and was stationed in India. Steven himself was not born until 1946.
*His commander said "You can tell your son about when he's born, Major Spielberg," an obvious reference to Steven Spielberg, whose father Arnold served in the war and whose war stories inspired the frequent WWII settings of his films. It is presumed that after the Second World War, Major Spielberg inspired his descendant Steven Spielberg with the sighting.
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2056069/ Daniel Kahl] at IMDb
*[http://sidelongglancesofapigeonkicker.blogspot.com/2012/08/major-speilberg-memories-daniel-kahl.html Daniel Kahl interviewed by Brett Homenick in 2012]
*[http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/interviewees/30-interview-html-text/146-spielberg-arnold Arnold Spielberg interviewed by Shaun Illingworth and Sandra Stewart Holyoak in 2006]
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Revision as of 20:16, 30 June 2017

Major Speilberg
Major Spielberg (right) as he is seen in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Species Human
Nationality American
Occupation Navy Officer
Related to One son
First appearance Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Played by Daniel Kahl

Major Spielberg is an army officer character created by Toho who first appeared in the 1991 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. He is implied to be the father of real-life filmmaker Steven Spielberg.

History

Heisei Series

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Major Spielberg was stationed in the Marshall Islands during the Pacific War in 1944. When the Futurian time machine KIDS arrived from 1992, rocketing towards Lagos Island, he and his commanding officer concluded that it was extraterrestrial in origin. Major Spielberg offered to report the sighting, but his commanding officer persuaded him not to, saying, "You can tell your son about it when he's born."

Historical Liberties

While Steven Spielberg's father Arnold did enlist in the United States military during World War II, he served in the Air Corps, not the Army, and was stationed in India. Steven himself was not born until 1946.

External Links

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