‘Silence of the Lambs’ director Jonathan Demme dies at 73

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By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 26, 2017
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Academy Award winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme, best known for directing “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” has died. He was 73.

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An unidentified source close to Demme's family told IndieWire on Wednesday that Demme died of esophageal cancer and complications from heart disease.

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