Joan Micklin Silver

Born: 1935-05-24, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Died: 2020-12-31

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.

Filmography

• Crossing Delancey (1988)
• Hester Street (1975)
• Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)
• A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
• A Private Matter (1992)
• Invisible Child (1999)
• Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
• How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984)
• Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
• Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
• Finnegan Begin Again (1985)
• Hunger Point (2003)
• The Fur Coat Club (1973)
• Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
• The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (1972)
• The Case of the Elevator Duck (1974)