Joan Micklin Silver, Director ofCrossing DelanceyandHester Street, Dead at 85

Director Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker behind films like Crossing Delancy, Hester Street, and Loverboy, has died at the age of 85.

January 1, 2021 · 1 min · 73 words · David Osborn

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Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker behind movies likeLoverboy,Chilly Scenes of Winter, andBig Girls Dont Cry …

They Get Even, died on Thursday at the age of 85.

Silver would go on to direct seven features and a host of television movies.

Shes survived by three daughters, Claudia, Marisa, and Dina, a sister, and five grandchildren.

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