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AKA: Robert Jonathan Demme, Rob Morton
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/22/1944
Birthplace: Baldwin, New York, USA
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An incredibly energetic, optimistic and versatile director of character-driven films, Jonathan Demme emerged from the crucible of B-moviemaking at Roger Corman's New World Pictures in the early 1970s to become one of Hollywood's most critically admired filmmakers. Though he cut his teeth on a few cheapie action flicks like "Caged Heat" (1974) and "Crazy Mama" (1975), Demme tapped into the influence of foreign filmmakers like Francois Truffaut to use sly humor and an oddball style to explore human nature in fiercely intimate films like "Citizen's Band" (1977), "Melvin and Howard" (1980) and the
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1959
Moved to with family to Miami, Florida at age 15 from New York
1964
Introduced by his father to producer Joseph E. Levine who, pleased by Demme's review of "Zulu" (1964), hired him to write press releases
1966
Sold films for Pathe Contemporary Films in NYC
Wrote for the exhibitor trade paper Film Daily
Made 16mm short film, "Good Morning, Steve"
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