Director

Joan Micklin Silver

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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 97646

IMDb ID: nm0798717

Known for: Directing

Born: May 24, 1935

Died: December 31, 2020

Age: 85

Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2003

Years active: 32

Average TMDB rating: 6.37

Wikidata: Q519772

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Biography

Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska and received her B.A. From Sarah Lawrence College. Her early low budget film Hester Street received Best Actress Oscar nomination for actress Carol Kane. Her 1977 film Between the Lines was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. She is also known for the film Crossing Delancey which was released in 1988 and stars Amy Irving. She also conceived and directed the musical revue A... My Name Is Alice with Julianne Boyd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Micklin Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.