Editing Jonathan Demme (section)

==Death==
Demme died at his home in [[Manhattan]] on April 26, 2017, from complications from [[esophageal cancer]] and [[Cardiovascular disease|heart disease]]; he was 73.<ref name = "IndieWire">{{cite news|first1= Eric|last1= Kohn|first2= Zack|last2= Sharf|title= Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director of 'Silence of the Lambs,' Dies At 73|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/jonathan-demme-dead-73-silence-of-the-lambs-1201809289/|work= [[IndieWire]]|access-date= April 26, 2017|date= April 26, 2017|archive-date= December 16, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221216081104/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/jonathan-demme-dead-73-silence-of-the-lambs-1201809289/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Demme">{{cite web|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/movies/jonathan-demme-dead-movie-director-oscar-winner.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 26, 2017|date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170426194101/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/movies/jonathan-demme-dead-movie-director-oscar-winner.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{blockquote|"I am heart-broken to lose a friend, a mentor, a guy so singular and dynamic you'd have to design a hurricane to contain him. Jonathan was as quirky as his comedies and as deep as his dramas. He was pure energy, the unstoppable cheerleader for anyone creative. Just as passionate about music as he was about art, he was and will always be a champion of the soul. JD, most beloved, something wild, brother of love, director of the lambs. Love that guy. Love him so much." | [[Jodie Foster]]'s statement following Demme's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-jodie-foster-tribute-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399502/#respond|title=Jodie Foster Pays Tribute to Jonathan Demme, 'A Champion of the Soul'|date=26 April 2017|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164752/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-jodie-foster-tribute-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399502/#respond|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Director [[Brady Corbet]] dedicated his 2018 film ''[[Vox Lux]]'' to Demme's memory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/vox-lux-director-wants-to-tell-the-story-of-our-generation|title=Vox Lux|last=Cea|first=Max|date=December 8, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as did [[Luca Guadagnino]] with his 2018 film ''[[Suspiria (2018 film)|Suspiria]]'' and Paul Thomas Anderson with his 2017 film ''[[Phantom Thread]]'' starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]]. Demme is thanked in the credits of [[Spike Lee]]'s 2020 concert film  ''[[American Utopia (film)|American Utopia]]'' starring [[David Byrne]]. The album ''[[A Beginner's Mind]]'' by musicians [[Sufjan Stevens]] and [[Angelo De Augustine]] is dedicated to Demme, with one of its songs, "Cimmerian Shade", mentioning him and referencing ''The Silence of the Lambs'' within its lyrics.