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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Star wars
- RoboCop 2
- Star Wars - The empire strikes back (book-and-record)
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 258
- Total plays
- 483
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Emerging Transparent Electrodes Based on Thin Films of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Metallic Nanostructures
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Key facts
- Born
- Isadore Kershner , ( 1923-04-29 ) April 29, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27) (aged 87), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Southern California
- Occupations
- Film director producer actor
- Years active
- 1952–2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- USC School of Cinematic Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Star Wars Celebration V - Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner sends a message to the Celebration V crowd (4940405009).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-04-29
- date of death
- 2010-11-27
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Irvin Kershner
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Irvin Kershner
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Encyclopedic overview
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he began making high-budget blockbusters such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, including being nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or.
Early life
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