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Arts & Literature
Amy Heckerling
Who
Amy Heckerling · Arts & Literature
What
Director of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' and 'Clueless'
When
1954, The Bronx, New York City, USA
Where
United States
Biography
Amy Heckerling is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Director of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' and 'Clueless'
How & why
Amy Heckerling is an American filmmaker who directed the teen classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and wrote and directed Clueless (1995), a defining comedy that became a cultural landmark. She was among the most commercially successful women directors of her era in Hollywood. She was born in the Bronx to a Jewish family and is Jewish.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
Contributions & Sources
Director of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' and 'Clueless'
1954
Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
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