Joan Micklin Silver Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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. 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.
Cites Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1942) and Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali (1955) as her most formative movie-going experiences as a young woman.
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Has worked with actor John Heard three times, including once as a producer on her husband Raphael "Ray" Silver's directorial debut On the Yard (1978).
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Her husband Raphael "Ray" and her daughters Marisa and Claudia have directed their own films. Together, they form Silverfilm Productions in 1984.
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John Cassavetes recommended that Hester Street (1975) be self-distributed. His guidance and advice on this matter worked in the Silvers' favor.
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