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Jonathan Demme, ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Director, Dead At 73

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Filmmaker Jonathan Demme, whose Oscar-winning thriller “The Silence of the Lambs” terrified audiences and introduced one of the most indelible villains in movie history, died Wednesday morning in New York. He was 73. He died of complications from esophageal cancer, according to a statement from his publicist. Demme won consistent acclaim as the director of … Read more

Jonathan Demme, Director of

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Demme won the best director Oscar in 1992 for The Silence of the Lambs His publicist confirmed he died from complications from oesophageal cancer. Born in 1944, Demme’s other features included Philadelphia, Something Wild and the Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense. Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for his performance in Philadelphia, told the … Read more