Oscar-winning Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme has passed away at age 73. Demme, who nabbed the Best Director Oscar for helming the chilling 1991 crime drama, launched his directorial career in 1974 with Caged Heat, under the auspices of legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman. In addition to Silence of the Lambs, Demme directed such acclaimed films as Philadelphia, Something Wild and Swing Shift. His last feature film was Ricki and the Flash in 2015.
Demme, born Feb. 22, 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, reached a career pinnacle in 1992 when Silence of the Lambs – which stars Jodie Foster as FBI Agent ...
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