List of artistic depictions of Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs (/ˈdʒɒbz/; February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s (along with engineer, inventor, and Apple Computer co-founder, Steve Wozniak). Shortly after his death, Jobs' official biographer, Walter Isaacson described him as the "creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing."[1]
Contents
Books
Autobiographies/memoirs
- 2013: The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life with Steve Jobs by Chrisann Brennan.
- 2006: iWoz by Steve Wozniak.
Biographies and histories
- 2015: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
- 2015: Steve Jobs and Philosophy: For Those Who Think Different, edited by Shawn E. Klein[2]
- 2014: Creativity Inc.:Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Edwin Catmull of Pixar[3]
- 2011: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (the basis for the 2015 film, Steve Jobs by Danny Boyle)
- 2005: iCon: Steve Jobs by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon.
- 2005: What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff
- 2004: Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made by Andy Hertzfeld [4]
- 2000: The Second Coming of Steve Jobs by Alan Deutschman.
- 1994: Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything by Steven Levy [5]
- 1993: Steve Jobs & the NeXT Big Thing by Randall E. Stross[6]
- 1992/1996: Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely (the basis for the 1996 PBS documentary, Triumph of the Nerds)
- 1988: Steve Jobs: The Journey Is the Reward by Jeffrey S. Young[7]
- 1984: Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer by Michael Swaine and Paul Frieberger[8] (Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer, second edition, 2000[9] and Fire in the Valley: The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer, third edition, 2014;[10] the basis for the 1999 film, Pirates of Silicon Valley by Martyn Burke).[10]
- 1984: The Little Kingdom:The Private Story of Apple Computer by Michael Moritz (the first history of Apple Computer, updated and reissued as Return to the Little Kingdom: Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple in 2009)
- 1984: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
Graphic novels
- 2015: Steve Jobs: Insanely Great by Jessie Harland.[11]
- 2012: The Zen of Steve Jobs by Caleb Melby with artwork by Jess3 that explores the relationship between Jobs and Kobun Chino Otogawa.[12]
- 2012: Steve Jobs: Genius by Design a biographical graphic work by Jason Quinn (published by Campfire Graphic Novels)[13]
Films
Documentaries
- 2015: Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, directed by Alex Gibney.
- 2015: Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates: The Competition to Control the Personal Computer, 1974–1999: Original film from the National Geographic Channel for the American Genius series.[14]
- 2012 (1995): Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, directed by Paul Sen, written and narrated by Robert X. Cringely. The film includes the full 70-minute interview Jobs gave to Cringely for Triumph of the Nerds in 1995.
- 2011: iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World: a Discovery Channel documentary hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.[15]
- 2011: Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy, a 2011 documentary TV film produced by BBC.[16]
- 2011: Steve Jobs: One Last Thing, a documentary film produced by PBS.[17] A slightly shortened and localized[18] version of the show was broadcast[19] in the United Kingdom the following day titled, Steve Jobs: iChanged the World – on Channel 4.[20]
- 2001: Golden Dreams: a short film about the history of California shown at Disney California Adventure Park. Jobs is portrayed by Mark Neveldine.
- 1996: Triumph of the Nerds: directed by Paul Sen, written and narrated by Robert X. Cringely. The film contains clips of interviews with Jobs conducted by Cringely in 1995.
- 1995: The Machine That Changed the World: Part 3 of this five-part documentary, called The Paperback Computer, prominently featured Jobs and his role in the early days of Apple.
Feature films
- 2015: Steve Jobs: a feature film directed by Danny Boyle, with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Jobs is portrayed by Michael Fassbender.
- 2013: Jobs: an independent film directed by Joshua Michael Stern. Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher.
- 2013: iSteve: a satirical film in which Jobs is portrayed by Justin Long.
- 1999: Pirates of Silicon Valley: a TNT film directed by Martyn Burke. Jobs is portrayed by Noah Wyle.
Theater
- 2012: The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs – The Public Theater, New York City, starring Mike Daisey.[21]
Video
- 1999: Noah Wyle and Steve Jobs at the 1999 Macworld NY (video clip) (references the 1999 film, Pirates of Silicon Valley starring Noah Wyle as Jobs)
- 1997: Early version of Apple's "Think Different" ad – Think different narrated by Jobs but never released on television
Painting
- 2015: The Son of a Migrant from Syria, a mural near Calais, France, by street artist Banksy[22]
References
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- Steve Jobs (Character) at the Internet Movie Database
- Steve Jobs (1955–2011) at the Internet Movie Database
- "Noah Wyle on playing Steve Jobs" (in the 1999 film, Pirates of Silicon Valley), Fortune. October 7, 2011.
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