The 'Silence of the Lambs' director sadly passed away as a result of complications from oesophageal cancer at his home in Manhattan, New York, surrounded by his his three children Jos, Brooklyn and Romona and his wife Joanne. His representative confirmed the news to Variety and announced that the family will be organising a private family funeral in due course and possibly a memorial. Demme's relatives have asked wanting to pay their respects to make donations to Jonathan's beloved charity Americas For Immigrant Justice instead of flowers. The legendary director - who was born in Baldwin, Long Island, rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films 'Melvin and Howard', 'Swing Shift', 'Something Wild' and 'Married to the Mob', before he nabbed an Oscar for 'Silence of the Lamb'. Demme's last work was 'Ricki and the Flash', which starred Meryl Streep as an ageing rocker who must return home to Indiana due to a family crisis, in 2015 but the flick failed to garner much at the box office and the reviews were somewhat muted.
