death_date death_place birth_place birth_date alma_mater yearsactive image article_title name occupation death_cause
27 november 2010 los angeles , california , u.s. philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. 29 april 1923 university of southern california 1958 -- 1993 irvin kershner.jpg irvin kershner
 irvin kershner film director lung cancer
irvin kershner

irvin kershner -lrb- born isadore kershner ; april 29 , 1923november 27 , 2010 -rrb- was an american film director and occasional actor , best known for directing quirky , independent films early in his career , and then `` the empire strikes back '' , the james bond film `` never say never again '' , and `` robocop 2 '' .
