Joan Micklin Silver

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-05-24 (85 years old)

Deathday

2020-12-31

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Joan Micklin Silver

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 ...

Production

1988

1979

1975

Hester Street

as Director

1989

Loverboy

as Director

1999

1992

A Private Matter

as Director

1977

1976

2003

Hunger Point

as Director

1975

Hester Street

as Screenplay

1973

1976

1999

Invisible Child

as Director

1972

Limbo

as Screenplay

1972

Limbo

as Story

1985

1983

1978

On the Yard

as Producer

1973

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