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Jonathan Demme

Born
Feb 22, 1944 · Aged 73
Died
Apr 26, 2017
Place of birth
Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
28
TV credits
2
Directing credits
53
Also known as (2)
  • 조나단 드미
  • Robert Jonathan Demme

Biography

Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.