- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 24, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Died
- December 31, 2020
Joan Micklin Silver
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
movieHunger Point
2003 · Director
movieCharms for the Easy Life
2002 · Director
movieInvisible Child
1999 · Director
movieA Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · Director
movieIn the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997 · Director
movieA Private Matter
1992 · Director
movieBig Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992 · Director
moviePrison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991 · Director
movieLoverboy
1989 · Director
movieCalling the Shots
1988 · Self
movieCrossing Delancey
1988 · Director
movieFinnegan Begin Again
1985 · Director
movieHow to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1984 · Director
movieThe Nightingale
1983 · Writer
movieJoan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983 · Self
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Teleplay
movieChilly Scenes of Winter
1979 · Screenplay, Director
movieOn the Yard
1978 · Producer
movieBetween the Lines
1977 · Director
movieBernice Bobs Her Hair
1976 · Director, Screenplay
movieHester Street
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Frontier Experience
1975 · Writer
movieThe Case of the Elevator Duck
1974 · Writer, Director
movieThe Fur Coat Club
1973 · Writer, Director
movieLimbo
1972 · Screenplay, Story
movieThe Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1972 · Director, Writer