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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 nine 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)
• Belle du Seigneur (2012)
• Christmas Survival (2018)
• Fatal Attraction (2023) (TV series, based on Fatal Attraction; co-writer of episodes 1–2, 5)

Stage

• Fatal Attraction (2014)

References

1. British Film Director, Crash Victim: Basil Dearden. The Washington Post and Times-Herald (1959-1973); Washington, D.C. 25 Mar 1971: B7.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Pascali's Island". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
3. "The 60th Academy Awards | 1988". 4 December 2015.
4. "WireImage". wireimage.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
5. "Fatal Attraction heads to the West End stage". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

External links

• James Dearden at IMDb

• 1949 births
• Living people
• English film directors
• English screenwriters
• English male screenwriters
• Writers from London
• English people of Scottish descent