Irvin Kershner

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 highbudget 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 dOr Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner  licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia