biography
| name: |
Frears, Stephen Arthur
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1941– )
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| biography:
| Director, born in Leicester, C England, UK. He studied law at Cambridge University and gained his first experience of film production with Karel Reisz and Lindsay Anderson in the 1960s. He won international acclaim with his cult classic, My Beautiful Launderette (1985), scripted by Hanif Kureishi (1954– ). Later films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), and Dirty Pretty Things (2002). His work for television includes directing the early television plays by Alan Bennet (1978–9). |
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