David Silver
David Silver worked in film production roles across several decades, primarily serving as a unit production manager and assistant director. Born on October 18, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Silver contributed to key productions in the American film industry during the mid-20th century.
Biography
David Silver worked in film production roles across several decades, primarily serving as a unit production manager and assistant director. Born on October 18, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Silver contributed to key productions in the American film industry during the mid-20th century. In 1962, Silver worked as an assistant director on Lonely are the Brave, a drama film directed by David Miller. Later in their career, Silver took on the role of unit production manager for Altered States in 1980, a science fiction horror film directed by Ken Russell. Their most notable credit in this department came in 1985 with Pee-wee's Big Adventure, a comedy film directed by Tim Burton, where Silver served as unit production manager.
Unit production managers and assistant directors oversee the logi…
