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Joan Micklin Silver. Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director of films and plays. Born in Omaha, Silver moved to New York City in 1967 where she began writing and directing films. She is best known for Hester Street (1975), her first feature, and Crossing Delancey (1988).
As a successful director working both inside and outside the Hollywood studio system, Joan Micklin Silver was a true lamplighter. Garnering a steady stream of awards and box office successes, she proved herself time and again as one of the most important woman directors to come out of the United States, and demonstrated that films about Jewish topics can succeed with both Jews and non-Jews alike.
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Jan 1, 2021 · Published Jan. 1, 2021 Updated Jan. 4, 2021. Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker whose first feature, “Hester Street,” expanded the marketplace for American independent film and broke barriers ...
Jan 1, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the director of films like “Crossing Delancy,” “Hester Street,” and “Between the Lines” died on Thursday at the age of 85, The New York Times reports.Her daughter ...
Jan 2, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the groundbreaking director of such films as “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey,” died Thursday at her home in New York City. She was 85. Her daughter Claudia ...
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Jan 2, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, ‘Crossing Delancey’ Director, Dies at 85. Joan Micklin Silver, who forged her own way as a female director in the 1970s and ’80s and helmed seven features including ...
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Jan 2, 2021 · In this 2003 photo provided by Patricia Williams is Joan Micklin Silver as she is being interviewed by Kenneth Turan at the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. Silver, who forged a path for female directors in both independent and Hollywood films with movies including “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey,” has died at age 85.
