- Joan Micklin Silver
Joan Micklin Silver (b.
May 24 ,1935 ) is an American director.She was born in
Omaha, Nebraska and received her B.A. FromSarah Lawrence College .Her early low budget film "Hester Street" received Best Actress Oscar nomination for actress
Carol Kane . She is also known for the film "Crossing Delancey " which was released in 1988 and starsAmy Irving . Also conceivedA... My Name Is Alice withJulianne Boyd .Filmography (Director)
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Hunger Point (2003 TV movie)
*Charms for the Easy Life (2002 TV movie)
*A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
*Invisible Child (1999 TV movie)
*In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997 TV movie)
*Miss Sherri (1992 TV movie)
*Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)
* (1991 TV movie) - segment 2
*Loverboy (1989)
*Crossing Delancey (1988)
*Finnegan Begin Again (1985 TV movie)
*How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1983 TV movie)
*Head Over Heels (1979)
*Between the Lines (1977)
*Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976 TV movie)
*Hester Street (1975)
* (1972 short)Awards
* 1985: "
Locarno International Film Festival " - Silver Leopard's Eye for "Finnegan Begin Again"
* 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"
* 1975: "International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg " - Interfilm Award for "Hester Street"External links
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* [http://www2.jewishculture.org/awards/awards_arts_silver.html Biography 1]
* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/fulldetail/id/190958 Biography 2]
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