▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁during ▁its ▁production . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Mil estone ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chi ș in ă u , ▁in ▁the ▁B ess arab ia ▁Governor ate ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁( now ▁Chi ş in ă u , ▁Mold ova ), ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁Jewish ▁her itage . ▁He ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁- ▁through ▁South am pton ▁- ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁odd ▁jobs ▁before ▁en list ing ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sign al ▁Corps , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁director ▁on ▁Army ▁training ▁films ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁natural ized ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Hollywood , ▁where ▁he ▁first ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁editor ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁director . ▁ ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ▁promoted ▁Mil estone ▁to ▁director ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁efforts , ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁film ▁Two ▁Arab ian ▁Kn ights , ▁won ▁him ▁an ▁Oscar ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Academy ▁Award ▁ceremony . ▁He ▁also ▁directed ▁The ▁R ack et , ▁an ▁early ▁gang ster ▁film , ▁and ▁later ▁helped ▁Hugh es ▁direct ▁scenes ▁for ▁his ▁av iation ▁s aga ▁Hell ' s ▁Ang els ▁( for ▁which ▁he ▁never ▁received ▁credit ). ▁ ▁Mil estone ▁won ▁his