Joan Micklin Silver

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1935-05-24

Deathday 2020-12-31 (85 years old)

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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2003
Hunger Point

as Director

2002
1999
1999
Invisible Child

as Director

1992
A Private Matter

as Director

1989
Loverboy

as Director

1988
Crossing Delancey

as Director

1985
1979
1977
Between the Lines

as Director

1976
1975
Hester Street

as Director

1973
The Fur Coat Club

as Director

Writer

1983
The Nightingale

as Writer

1982
1979
1976
Bernice Bobs Her Hair

as Screenplay

1975
Hester Street

as Screenplay

1973
1972
Limbo

as Story

1972
Limbo

as Screenplay

Producer

1978
On the Yard

as Producer