# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/irvin-kershner
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:24:45.663Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/irvin-kershner"
name: "Irvin Kershner"
slug: "irvin-kershner"
description: "Irvin Kershner was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he began making high-budget blockbusters such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, including being nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or."
tagline: "American film director (1923–2010)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Star_Wars_Celebration_V_-_Empire_Strikes_Back_director_Irvin_Kershner_sends_a_message_to_the_Celebration_V_crowd_(4940405009).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
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  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1923-04-29"
deathDate: "2010-11-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           23.04239466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 226
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump