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Born on February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, New York, United States, Jonathan Demme was a film director, film producer and writer. Jonathan Demme died on April 26, 2017, aged 73. Schooling on record includes Southwest Miami High School and University of Florida. Awards on record include Academy Award for Best Director (1992), Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (1991) and National Board of Review Award for Best Film. The listed height was 177 cm.
My Take
Jonathan Demme is, to me, the warmest filmmaker ever to direct something genuinely terrifying. The Silence of the Lambs won him the Academy Award, but what stays with me is his habit of pointing the camera straight into a character's eyes with real tenderness. Across more than thirty years and seventy films, documentaries and dramas alike, he kept treating people as worth looking at closely. That a master of dread was also one of cinema's most humane observers is a beautiful contradiction. He died in 2017, but that trusting gaze toward humanity is still imprinted on every frame.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Demme
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・デミ
- Reading
- じょなさん・でみ
- Born
- February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Baldwin, New York, United States
- Height
- 177 cm
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / writer / film actor / cinematographer
2. Background
- High school
- Southwest Miami High School
- University
- University of Florida
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Academy Award for Best Director
- 1991 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.storefrontdemme.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Demme
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%9F
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48987
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jonathan Demme born?
Born February 22, 1944.
When did Jonathan Demme die?
Died April 26, 2017, aged 73.
Where was Jonathan Demme from?
Jonathan Demme was from Baldwin, New York, United States.
What did Jonathan Demme do?
Jonathan Demme worked as film director, film producer, writer, film actor, cinematographer.
How tall was Jonathan Demme?
Jonathan Demme was 177 cm.
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