John Frederick Milius was born on the 11th April 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and is a director, producer and screenwriter, probably best recognized for working on such projects as “Apocalypse Now”, “Conan The Barbarian” and “Red Dawn” among many others. He has been an active member of the film industry since 1966.
So, have you ever wondered how rich John Milius is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of John’s net worth is over $5 million, accumulated through his successful involvement in the film industry.
John Milius Net Worth $5 Million
John Milius was brought up in a Jewish family with two siblings, by his father, William Styx Milius, who worked as a shoe manufacturer, and his mother, Elizabeth. He spent his childhood in his hometown until the family moved to California, where he attended the small private Lowell Whiteman School. At that time, John started to read a lot, and to write stories., and upon matriculation, he enrolled in the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television to study Film, along with future notable colleagues Don Glut, Basil Poledouris and George Lucas. While in college, he made short films such as “The Emperor” (1967), “The Reversal Of Richard Sun” (1970), and “Marcello I’m So Bored” (1970), among others, and won an International Student Film Festival Award for best animation.
As a student, John was hired for the story department by American International Pictures, where he worked on such film titles as “The Devil’s 8” (1968), when he was spotted by Mike Medavoy, who became his agent. In no time he wrote the script for the film “Jeremiah Johnson”, which was sold to Warner Bros in 1970 and released two years later, starring Robert Redford, which increased John’s popularity enormously. In the following years, he wrote the script for the film “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and by the end of the decade, had also made his debut as a producer, working on three film titles – “Hardcore” (1979), “1941” (1979), and “Used Cars” (1980), which marked the beginning of an increase to his net worth.
During the 1980s, John moved his career to the next level, as he decided to pursue his career further not only as a screenwriter, but also as a director. Thus in 1982, he directed the film “Conan The Barbarian”, starring James Earl Jones and Arnold Schwarzenegger, which was followed by the film entitled “Red Dawn” in 1984, which he also wrote. In 1989, John wrote and directed the film “Farewell To The King”, which added a considerable amount to his net worth.
At the beginning of the next decade, John directed the 1991 film “Flight Of The Intruder”, starring Willem Dafoe and Brad Johnson, then wrote the script for a film entitled “Geronimo: An American Legend”, which was followed by the film “Clear And Present Danger” (1994), directed by Phillip Noyce, increasing his net worth by a large margin.
To speak further about his career, John wrote the 2001 film “Texas Rangers”, which was later rewritten, and afterwards started working as a screenwriter and executive producer on the TV series “Rome”, which lasted until 2007 and certainly increased his wealth.
Thanks to his accomplishments in the film industry, John was nominated for an Academy Award for writing the script for “Apocalypse Now”, and won a Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the Austin Film Festival in 2007.
Regarding to his personal life, John Milius has been married to actress Elan Oberon since 1992. He was previously married to Renee Fabri (1967-1978), with whom he has two children, and he was also married to actress Celia Kaye, with whom he has a daughter.
