James Dearden
British screenwriter and director
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::summary British screenwriter and director ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | James Dearden |
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| birth_place | London, England |
| occupation | Screenwriter, director |
| yearsactive | 1967–present |
| spouse | {{plainlist |
| parents | Basil Dearden |
| Melissa Stribling | |
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- (m. 199?) | parents = Basil Dearden Melissa Stribling James Dearden (born 14 September 1949) is a British screenwriter and film director, the son of actress Melissa Stribling and director Basil Dearden. He directed eight films between 1977 and 2018. His film Pascali's Island was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
For writing the screenplay for Fatal Attraction (1987), Dearden received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Dearden is married to British actress Annabel Brooks.
Filmography
- The Contraption (1977)
- Panic (1978)
- Diversion (1980)
- The Cold Room (1984)
- Fatal Attraction (1987) (screenplay, based on Diversion; directed by Adrian Lyne)
- Pascali's Island (1988)
- A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
- Rogue Trader (1999)
- Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018)
- Fatal Attraction (2023) (TV series, based on Fatal Attraction; co-writer of episodes 1–2, 5)
Stage
- Fatal Attraction (2014)
References
References
- British Film Director, Crash Victim: Basil Dearden. ''The Washington Post and Times-Herald'' (1959-1973); Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C]25 Mar 1971: B7.
- "Festival de Cannes: Pascali's Island". festival-cannes.com.
- (4 December 2015). "The 60th Academy Awards | 1988".
- "WireImage". wireimage.com.
- (20 September 2013). "Fatal Attraction heads to the West End stage". [[The Independent]].
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