Jonathan Demme
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1944-02-22 · Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
- Died
- 2017-04-26
Known for
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — Director
- Philadelphia (1993) — Director
- Phantom Thread (2017) — In Memory Of
- Adaptation. (2002) — Producer
- Suspiria (2018) — In Memory Of
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Director
- That Thing You Do! (1996) — Major Motion Picture Director
- The Killing (2011) — Director
- Oz (1997) — Commercial Director
- Columbo (1971) — Director
- Ricki and the Flash (2015) — Director
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) — Director
- Vox Lux (2018) — In Memory Of
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Director
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) — Executive Producer
- Something Wild (1986) — Director