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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.
Irvin Kershner was a director, cinematographer and actor who worked on documentaries, TV shows and movies, including Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. He died in 2010 of lung cancer at age 87.
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Irvin Kershner was a director of documentaries, TV shows and films, best known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1923 and died in Los Angeles, California in 2010.
- April 29, 1923
- November 27, 2010
May 7, 2024 · Irvin Kershner (born April 29, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died November 27, 2010, Los Angeles, California) was an American television and film director who worked in a variety of genres but was perhaps best known for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) from the Star Wars series.
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Nov 30, 2010 · Irvin Kershner, a film director who made name-brand Hollywood movies with name-brand Hollywood stars including “The Empire Strikes Back,” the second film in the original “Star Wars” trilogy...
Sep 18, 2014 · Revisit highlights from a revealing interview with Irvin Kershner, director of The Empire Strikes Back.
Nov 29, 2010 · Irvin Kershner, director of Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back, has died in Los Angeles aged 87, his agent has confirmed. Kershner - who also directed James Bond film Never Say Never...
