James Dearden

 ( 1949 Births ) 

James Dearden (born 14 September 1949) is a British screenwriter and film director, the son of actress Melissa Stribling and director Basil Dearden.British Film Director, Crash Victim: Basil Dearden. The Washington Post and Times-Herald (1959-1973); Washington, D.C. Washington,25 Mar 1971: B7. 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.

• 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)

• Fatal Attraction (2014)