Jonathan Demme: Oscar-Winning Director of The Silence of the Lambs Dies

Jonathan Demme was an American film director. Born on February 22, 1944, in Baldwin, New York, he started under Roger Corman.

He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), which swept the top five Oscars. He also directed Philadelphia, Melvin and Howard and the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense.

He made documentaries and music videos. Demme died of esophageal cancer and heart disease in New York City on April 26, 2017, at age 73.

Achievements: Academy Award for Best Director (1991).

Birth: February 22, 1944 - Baldwin, New York.

Profession: Film director.

Interesting Facts: Stop Making Sense is regarded as a landmark concert film.