Crossing Delancey
1988
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Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director of films and plays. Born in Omaha, Silver moved to New York City in 1967 where she began writing and directing films. She is best known for Hester Street (1975), her first feature, and Crossing Delancey (1988).
Jan 1, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker whose first feature, “Hester Street,” expanded the marketplace for American independent film and broke barriers for women in directing, died on Thursday at...
Jan 1, 2021 · The New York Times reports that Silver passed away at 85 from vascular dementia. She was known for her films about Jewish immigrant life, such as 'Hester Street' and 'Crossing Delancey,' and faced sexist challenges in the male-dominated film industry.
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Jan 2, 2021 · Roger Ebert pays homage to the pioneering director of \"Hester Street\", \"Crossing Delancey\" and other films that captured the lived experience of Jewish Americans, women and Baby Boomers. He praises her storytelling, humanism and eye for detail in this obituary.
Jan 2, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the groundbreaking director of such films as “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey,” died Thursday at her home in New York City. She was 85. Her daughter Claudia Silver...
- mark.olsen@latimes.com
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Jan 2, 2021 · The filmmaker, who also made 'Hester Street' and 'Chilly Scenes of Winter', faced challenges as a female director in the 1970s and '80s. She died of vascular dementia in Manhattan, according to her daughter.
Jan 1, 2021 · Joan Micklin Silver, the pioneering independent female director behind Hester Street and Crossing Delancey, among many other titles, who fought to bring Jewish stories to the silver screen,...
