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Robert Jonathan Demme (/ ˈ d ɛ m i / DEM-ee; [1] February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions.
Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944, Baldwin, New York, U.S.—died April 26, 2017, New York City) was an American film director who was known for his eclectic body of work, which ranged from feature films to concert movies to documentaries.
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Jonathan Demme was born on February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and Philadelphia (1993). He was married to Joanne Howard and Evelyn Purcell.
- February 22, 1944
- April 26, 2017
May 9, 2017 · The Oscar success gave Demme enormous clout in his profession. His response was to take on ‘difficult’ subjects that by no means guaranteed popularity, but embraced what he saw as important. Philadelphia (1993) was the first major Hollywood film to tackle Aids.
Career. Early films. Demme broke into feature film working for exploitation film producer Roger Corman early in his career, co-writing and producing Angels Hard as They Come (1971), a motorcycle movie very loosely based on Rashomon, and The Hot Box (1972).
Apr 27, 2017 · Jonathan Demme was his own man, an artist who refused to be commodified or packaged. His films were unmistakably his, in their concerns and ideas, perspective and personality, and yet they were also products of those he met.
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He even began studying to be a veterinarian at the University Of Florida, but soon realised that the profession demanded a lot more than just a deep love and care for animals; Demme was brought undone by the complicated science and chemistry that the degree required, and his dreams of becoming a vet were quickly scuttled.
