NEW YORK — Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs whose four-decade career spanned a staggering array of work from romantic comedy and rock music to hard-hitting documentaries, died on Wednesday. Demme passed away in New York surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer, his publicist announced. It swept the 1992 Academy Awards, winning five Oscars including best picture, best actor for Hopkins and best actress for Foster. Born on February 22, 1944 on Long Island, New York, Demme went to high school in Miami and briefly studied chemistry at the University of Florida in the hope of becoming a veterinarian. There were also lackluster reviews for his 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate starring Streep and Denzel Washington, set in the 1990-1991 Gulf War.

Source: Viet Nam News April 27, 2017 06:11 UTC