Jonathan Demme was born on February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Das Schweigen der Lämmer (1991), Philadelphia (1993) and Rachels Hochzeit (2008). He was married to Joanne Howard and Evelyn Purcell. He died on April 26, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.