Joan Micklin Silver

Joan Micklin Silver 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). ^{Joan Micklin Silver, American director and screenwriter (d. 2020)}

24 May 1935

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