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Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, passed away Wednesday, April 26. A champion of local culture and longtime friend of the Chronicle, Demme was a regular visitor to Austin, Tex. We’ve gathered some of our favorite photos of Demme; for more, read -
SXSW 2006. Says photographer Gary Miller: “Louis didn’t want a picture so Demme grabbed him and said ‘shoot!'” (Also pictured: Music manager Elliot Roberts, left) -
Neil Young and Jonathan Demme at SXSW 2006 Photographer Gary Miller: “Knowing Neil isn’t always to thrilled to take pics, I asked Demme to make Neil pose with him when he came out of his dressing room.” -
Jonathan Demme and Lyle Lovett at SXSW 2006 -
Jonathan Demme and Emmylou Harris at SXSW 2007 -
Mark Andes, Alejandro Escovedo, and Jonathan Demme -
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Jonathan Demme and Louis Black, 2006 -
At the 2013 Austin Film Festival Awards Luncheon, the year’s honorees (from left): producer Barry Josephson (Bones), writer Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise), Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad creator), actress Susan Sarandon, and Jonathan Demme -
Vince Gilligan, Susan Sarandon, and Jonathan Demme in 2013 -
Louis Black (left) introducing Jonathan Demme at the 2009 SXSW Film premiere of Neil Young Trunk Show -
SXSW 2009 -
Richard Linklater (left), Jonathan Demme, and Louis Black in 2015, celebrating the DVD release of Jonathan Demme Presents: Made in Texas, a program of six Austin shorts first shown at the Collective for Living Cinema in NYC in 1981 -
Jonathan Demme, 2015
Jonathan Demme, 1944-2017
