Steven Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg dies at 103

Arnold Meyer Spielberg, electrical engineer and father of film director Steven Spielberg, passed away Aug. 25 of natural causes, confirmed Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin. He was 103.

A World War II veteran, Arnold Meyer Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 6, 1917. He has a great inclination towards electronics which lead him to work for a number of electronics companies, from RCA and General Electric, to Burroughs and IBM. Spielberg holds a patent on the first electronic cash register to his work in data processing, Arnold Spielberg’s career in technology and computers took him across the globe and earned him the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Pioneer Award.

Arnold Spielberg is survived by his children, Steven Spielberg, screenwriter Anne Spielberg, marketing executive Sue Spielberg and producer Nancy Spielberg. He is also survived by 4 stepchildren, 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.