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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).
Joan Micklin Silver (1935-2020) was a successful and influential American director and writer, known for her films about Jewish topics and women's issues. She directed and wrote features, shorts, plays and radio shows, and received several awards and nominations.
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Jan 1, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker whose first feature, “Hester Street,” expanded the marketplace for American independent film and broke barriers for women in directing, died on Thursday at...
Jan 1, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the pioneering independent female director behind Hester Street and Crossing Delancey, among many other titles, who fought to bring Jewish stories to the silver...
Jan 1, 2021 · The New York Times reports that Silver passed away at 85 from vascular dementia. She was known for her films about Jewish immigrant life, such as 'Hester Street' and 'Crossing Delancey,' and faced sexist challenges in the male-dominated film industry.
Jan 2, 2021 · Roger Ebert pays homage to the pioneering director of "Hester Street", "Crossing Delancey" and other films that captured the lived experience of Jewish Americans, women and Baby Boomers. He praises her storytelling, humanism and eye for detail in this obituary.
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Jan 2, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, who forged her own way as a female director in the 1970s and ’80s and helmed seven features including “ Crossing Delancey ” and “ Hester Street ,” died Thursday in Manhattan....
