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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 known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. He was born in 1923 in Philadelphia and died in 2010 in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
Mr. Kershner's accomplishments as a painter, photographer, and musician are all evident in his work as a film director. He began his film career at the USC - School of Cinema teaching photography and taking cinema courses under Slavko Vorkapich, the great montage artist and then dean of the School of Cinema.
28 Apr 2017 · Irvin Kershner was a filmmaker who made the 1980 sequel to Star Wars despite endless problems and chaos. He shared stories about R2-D2, Yoda, and his friendship with George Lucas in a 2004 interview.
30 Nov 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...
