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Joan Micklin Silver (1935-2020)

Birthplace:
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Born:
May 24, 1935

Died:
December 31, 2020

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Director:
1972  The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1973  The Fur Coat Club
1974  The Case of the Elevator Duck
1975  Hester Street
1976  Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1977  Between the Lines
1979  Chilly Scenes of Winter
1984  How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1985  Finnegan Begin Again
1988  Crossing Delancey
1989  Loverboy
1991  Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1992  A Private Matter
1992  Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1997  In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1999  A Fish in the Bathtub
1999  Invisible Child
2002  Charms for the Easy Life
2003  Hunger Point

Producer:
1972  The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1973  The Fur Coat Club
1974  The Case of the Elevator Duck
1975  Hester Street
1976  Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1977  Between the Lines
1978  On the Yard
1979  Chilly Scenes of Winter
1984  How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1985  Finnegan Begin Again
1988  Crossing Delancey
1989  Loverboy
1991  Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1992  A Private Matter
1992  Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1997  In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1999  A Fish in the Bathtub
1999  Invisible Child
2002  Charms for the Easy Life
2003  Hunger Point

Screenplay:
1972  Limbo
1972  The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1973  The Fur Coat Club
1974  The Case of the Elevator Duck
1975  Hester Street
1976  Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1977  Between the Lines
1978  On the Yard
1979  Chilly Scenes of Winter
1984  How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1985  Finnegan Begin Again
1988  Crossing Delancey
1989  Loverboy
1991  Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1992  A Private Matter
1992  Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1997  In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1999  A Fish in the Bathtub
1999  Invisible Child
2002  Charms for the Easy Life
2003  Hunger Point

Story:
1972  Limbo
1972  The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1973  The Fur Coat Club
1974  The Case of the Elevator Duck
1975  Hester Street
1976  Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1977  Between the Lines
1978  On the Yard
1979  Chilly Scenes of Winter
1984  How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1985  Finnegan Begin Again
1988  Crossing Delancey
1989  Loverboy
1991  Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1992  A Private Matter
1992  Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1997  In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1999  A Fish in the Bathtub
1999  Invisible Child
2002  Charms for the Easy Life
2003  Hunger Point

Writer:
1972  Limbo
1972  The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1973  The Fur Coat Club
1974  The Case of the Elevator Duck
1975  Hester Street
1975  The Frontier Experience
1976  Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1977  Between the Lines
1978  On the Yard
1979  Chilly Scenes of Winter
1983  The Nightingale
1984  How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1985  Finnegan Begin Again
1988  Crossing Delancey
1989  Loverboy
1991  Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1992  A Private Matter
1992  Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1997  In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1999  A Fish in the Bathtub
1999  Invisible Child
2002  Charms for the Easy Life
2003  Hunger Point

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TV Production

Teleplay:
1982  Faerie Tale Theatre

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