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John Madden

 
Director: John Madden
  • Born: Apr 08, 1949 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  • Occupation: Director, Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
  • Career Highlights: Mrs. Brown, Ethan Frome, Shakespeare in Love
  • First Major Screen Credit: Grown Ups (1986)

Biography

Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, in 1949, director John Madden (not to be confused with the American sports commentator of the same name) enjoyed a successful career in television and theater before moving into feature films. Madden's resumé as a stage director includes prestigious work in both Britain and the United States. He directed Caritas Christi at the National Theater and helmed Broadway productions of Beyond Therapy, Wings, and Grownups; he also staged the last at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Grownups was also Madden's entry into filmmaking, when he directed an adaptation for the Showtime cable network. Following that, he directed several films for British television, as well as episodes of Inspector Morse and Prime Suspect. He made his feature film debut with Ethan Frome in 1993. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director in 1998, for Shakespeare in Love. A minor misstep with 2001's overly-saccharine Captain Corelli's Mandarin was followed four years later by the decidedly better-received Proof, and in 2006 the period-piece specialist would try his hand at contemporary action with the Elmore Leonard adaptation Killshot. ~ All Movie Guide
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John Madden
Born John Philip Madden
April 8, 1949 (1949-04-08) (age 60)
Hampshire, England

John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He was educated at Clifton College. He was in the same house as friend and fellow director Roger Michell. He began his career in British independent films. He graduated from the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex) in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. He started work in television including directing Prime Suspect 4 and episodes of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse. Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing Shakespeare in Love, which won Best Film of 1998 award at the 1999 Oscars ceremony.

John is also a jury member of the on going Filmaka short film contest.

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Films

Year Title
1993 Ethan Frome
1994 Golden Gate
1997 Mrs. Brown
1998 Shakespeare in Love
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2005 Proof
2009 Killshot
2010 The Debt

Television

Plays

Plays he has directed include Arthur Kopit's Wings (for which he won the Prix Italia).

Radio

Radio dramas he has directed include the radio versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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