Jonathan Demme, 'Silence of the Lambs' Director, Dies at 73 - VarietyVarietyJonathan Demme, 'Silence of the Lambs' Director, Dies at 73VarietyOscar-winning director Jonathan Demme died Wednesday in New York of cancer complications, his publicist told Variety. He was 73 years old. Demme is best known for directing “The Silence of the Lambs,” the 1991 horror-thriller that was a box office ...Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73New York TimesJonathan Demme, 'Silence of the Lambs' director, dead at 73CNNJonathan Demme, 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Philadelphia' Director, Dead at 73RollingStone.comHollywood Reporter -NPR -Deadline -IndieWireall 261 news articles »