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Jonathan Demme

Feb 22, 1944 - Apr 26, 2017 (73 years old) in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

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Oz
Commercial Director
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Married to the Mob
Man in Elevator
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That Thing You Do!
Major Motion Picture Director
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
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Into the Night
Federal Agent
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Last Embrace
Man on Train (uncredited)
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Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker

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