Dean Silvers

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American film director

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nameDean Silvers
imageDean_Silvers_SXSW.jpg
captionSilvers at SXSW book signing
birthnameDean Silvers
birth_placeBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
occupationFilm producer, film director, screenwriter, attorney, author
spouseMarlen Hecht (m. 1987)
yearsactive1985 – present
website
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| name = Dean Silvers | image = Dean_Silvers_SXSW.jpg | caption = Silvers at SXSW book signing | birthname = Dean Silvers | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | occupation = Film producer, film director, screenwriter, attorney, author | spouse = Marlen Hecht (m. 1987) | yearsactive = 1985 – present | website =

Dean Silvers is an American film producer, film director, screenwriter, attorney and author.

Personal life

Dean Silvers was born in Brooklyn, New York and currently resides in Manhattan, New York with his wife, Marlen Hecht, and their two sons, Forrest Silvers and Tyler Silvers.

Silvers is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Career

He produced Flirting with Disaster, Manny & Lo, and Spanking the Monkey, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and two Independent Spirit Awards.

The New York Times "Bookshelf" column wrote that Silvers' book, Secrets of Breaking into the Film and TV Business (William Morrow and Company/HarperCollins), is "brimming with helpful hints".

Filmography

Bibliography

References

References

  1. Bernstein, Paula S.. "Obsession for Men". Filmmaker.
  2. "Reelzchannel.com".
  3. Berne, Betsy. "The Dean Silvers Indies". Blackbook.
  4. [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1531965/Dean_Silvers_Credits#divCredits Hollywood.com]
  5. [http://history.sundance.org/events/29 Sundance Institute Archives] {{webarchive. link. (November 7, 2012)
  6. Roberts, Sam. "A New Verdict on Tammany Hall". The New York Times.
  7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180704214120/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/476062/Unconquered/ TCM]
  8. [http://www.answers.com/topic/resident-alien-quentin-crisp-in-america Answers.com]
  9. [http://www.fandango.com/deansilvers/filmography/p111498 Fandango.com]
  10. [http://documentarystorm.com/warriors-of-the-french-foreign-legion/ Documentarystorm.com]
  11. [http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=198009&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=4128139 TV Guide]
  12. [http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/?l=T&pageNum_winners=16&totalRows_winners=511&event=10&category= Telly Awards]
  13. [http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/175244/singer-einat-sarouf-leads-a-hora-at-weizmann-insti/ Forward.com]

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