Person
Joan Micklin Silver
Directing · 1935–2020 · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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.
Known for
Faerie Tale Theatre
Teleplay
Loverboy
Director
A Fish in the Bathtub
Director
Between the Lines
Director
Crossing Delancey
Director
On the Yard
Producer
Hester Street
Director
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Screenplay
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Director
Finnegan Begin Again
Director
Filmography
- 2003Hunger PointDirector
- 2002Charms for the Easy LifeDirector
- 1999Invisible ChildDirector
- 1999A Fish in the BathtubDirector
- 1997In the Presence of Mine EnemiesDirector
- 1992A Private MatterDirector
- 1992Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get EvenDirector
- 1991Prison Stories: Women on the InsideDirector
- 1989LoverboyDirector
- 1988Calling the ShotsSelf
- 1988Crossing DelanceyDirector
- 1985Finnegan Begin AgainDirector
- 1984How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three DaysDirector
- 1983The NightingaleWriter
- 1983Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York DirectorSelf
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreTeleplay
- 1979Chilly Scenes of WinterScreenplay
- 1978On the YardProducer
- 1977Between the LinesDirector
- 1976Bernice Bobs Her HairDirector
- 1975Hester StreetDirector
- 1975The Frontier ExperienceWriter
- 1974The Case of the Elevator DuckWriter
- 1973The Fur Coat ClubWriter
- 1972LimboScreenplay
- 1972The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long JourneyDirector
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