Julie Yorn
Born
Julie Silverman

1967 (age 56–57)
EducationB.A. Tulane University
OccupationMovie producer
Known forco-president of production at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
SpouseKevin Yorn
Parent(s)Sydel Finfer Silverman Wolf
Mel Silverman
FamilyEric R. Wolf (stepfather)
Pete Yorn (brother-in-law)

Julie Yorn (born 1967)[1] is an American film producer.

Biography

Yorn was born Julie Silverman[2] and raised in a Jewish family,[1] the daughter of Dr. Sydel Finfer Silverman Wolf and Mel Silverman.[2] Her father was an artist and her mother was the president of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research in New York.[2] Her stepfather, Dr. Eric R. Wolf, is a distinguished professor emeritus of anthropology at Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[2] She graduated from Tulane University and then went on to work as a senior vice president at the Los Angeles–based, talent-management and film-production company Addis-Wechsler & Associates.[2] In 2009, she quit the Firm to sign a first look deal with 20th Century Fox.[3]

She is best known for producing the critically acclaimed film Hell or High Water (2016) that earned her an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Carla Hacken.[4][5][6] She is president of production at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.[7]

Awards and nominations

Personal life

In 1996, she married attorney Kevin Yorn in a Jewish ceremony in Tarrytown, New York.[2] They later divorced in 2005.

References

  1. ^ a b Bloom, Nate (February 13, 2017). "The tribe goes to the Oscars". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
  2. ^ a b c d e f New York Times: "WEDDINGS;Julie Silverman And Kevin Yorn" July 7, 1996
  3. ^ Fleming, Michael (2009-01-15). "Yorns ink first-look deal at Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. ^ Merry, Stephanie (24 January 2017). "Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Ford, Rebecca (October 3, 2014). "Carla Hacken Joins Sidney Kimmel Entertainment as President of Production". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

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