Joan Micklin Silver
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| Born | Joan Micklin May 24, 1935 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1972–present |
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Raphael D. Silver (m. 1956) |
| Children | 3 |
Joan Micklin Silver (born May 24, 1935) is an American director. She was born Joan Micklin in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Doris (Shoshone) and Maurice David Micklin. She received her B.A. From Sarah Lawrence College. In 1956, she married Raphael D. Silver, with whom she has 3 daughters; Raphael's father was Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver.
Her early low-budget film Hester Street received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for actress Carol Kane. Her 1977 film Between the Lines was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] 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.
Filmography (Director)
- The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (1972 short)
- The Case of the Elevator Duck (1974 short)
- Hester Street (1975)
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976 TV movie)
- Between the Lines (1977)
- Chilly Scenes of Winter (Head Over Heels) (1979)
- How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1983 TV movie)
- Finnegan Begin Again (1985 TV movie)
- Crossing Delancey (1988)
- Loverboy (1989)
- Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991 TV movie) - segment 2
- Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)
- A Private Matter (1992 TV movie)
- In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997 TV movie)
- Invisible Child (1999 TV movie)
- A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
- Charms for the Easy Life (2002 TV movie)
- Hunger Point (2003 TV movie)
Awards
- 1975: International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg - Interfilm Award for Hester Street
- 1977: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - New Generation Award
- 1977: Berlin International Film Festival - Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Film Award for Between the Lines
- 1985: Locarno International Film Festival - Silver Leopard's Eye for Finnegan Begin Again
References
- ^ "Between the Lines". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
External links
- Joan Micklin Silver at IMDb
- Biography at Jewish Women's Archive
- Biography at jewishculture.org
- Joan Micklin Silver at Rotten Tomatoes
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