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American film producer, screenwriter, and director. Born Joan Micklin on May 24, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska; daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants Maurice David Micklin (a businessman) and Doris (Shoshone) Micklin; Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., 1956; married Raphael D. Silver (b. 1930, a real estate entrepreneur), on June 28, 1956; children: Dina Silver (a producer); Marisa Silver (a director); Claudia Silver (a director).

Selected filmography:

(writer) Limbo (also known as Chained to Yesterday and Women in Limbo, 1972); (director and writer) Hester Street (1975); (director and writer for television) Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976); (director) Between the Lines (1977); (producer) On the Yard (1979); (director and writer) Head Over Heels (1979, re-released as Chilly Scenes of Winter, 1982); (director for television) How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1983); (director for television) Finnegan Begin Again (1985); (d