Stephen Frears Biography (1941-)

Full name, Stephen Arthur Frears; born June 20, 1941, in Leicester, England;son of Dr. Russell E. (an accountant and general practitioner) and Ruth M. (asocial worker) Frears; married Mary Kay Wilmers (an editor), c. 1966 (divorced, 1975); companion of Annie Rothenstein (a painter); children: (first marriage) Sam, Will; (with Rothenstein) Francis, Lola. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director
Birth Details: June 20, 1941; Leicester, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
(And producer) The Burning, British Film Institute/Memorial Enterprises, 1967
Gumshoe, Columbia, 1972
Going Gently, 1981
The Hit, Island Alive, 1985
My Beautiful Laundrette, Orion Classics, 1986
Song of Experience, 1986
Prick Up Your Ears, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (also known as Sammy and Rosie), Cinecom/Film Four, 1987
Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros., 1988
The Grifters, Miramax, 1990
Hero (also known as Accidental Hero), Columbia, 1992
The Snapper, Miramax, 1993
Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
The Van, Fox Searchlight, 1996
The Hi-Lo Country (also known as Hi-Lo Country--Im Land der letzten Cowboys), Gramercy, 1998
High Fidelity, Buena Vista, 2000
Liam, Lions Gate Films, 2001
Dirty Pretty Things, Miramax, 2002
Film Appearances
Biscuit man, Long Shot, Mithras, 1981
Narrator, Howard Hawks: American Artist, 1997
Television Director
Specials
A Day Out, BBC (England), 1971
England, Their England, BBC, 1971

Match of the Day, BBC, 1972
Sunset across the Bay (also known as Play for Today: Sunset across the Bay), BBC, 1973
Playthings, BBC, 1975
Early Struggles (also known as Play for Today: Early Struggles), BBC, 1975
Three Men in a Boat, BBC, 1976
(And producer) Last Summer, BBC, 1976
Abel's Will (also known as BBC2 Play of the Week: Abel's Will), BBC2, 1977
A Visit from Miss Protheroe (also known as BBC2 Play of the Week: A Visit from Miss Protheroe), BBC2, 1978
"Doris and Doreen," Six Plays by Alan Bennett, London Weekend Television (England), 1978
"Afternoon Off," Six Plays by Alan Bennett, London Weekend Television, 1978
"One Fine Day," Six Plays by Alan Bennett, London Weekend Television, 1978
"Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf!," Six Plays by Alan Bennett, London Weekend Television, 1978
Long Distance Information (also known as Play for Today: Long Distance Information), BBC, 1979
Bloody Kids (also known as One Joke Too Many), BBC, 1980
Saigon--Year of the Cat, Thames (England), 1983
Loving Walter (also known as Walter and June), Channel 4 (England), 1983, PBS, 1988
December Flower, Granada (also known as December Flower), 1984, then as an episode of Great Performances, PBS, 1987
Typically British (special; also known as The Century of Cinema and A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears), 1994
Fail Safe, CBS, 2000
Episodic
"Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door," The Comic Strip Presents, Channel 4 (England), 1988
Also directed "The Bullshitters," an episode of The Comic Strip Presents, Channel 4, and episodes of Follyfoot, Parkin's Patch, and Tom Grattan's War.
Television Work
Other
Producer, "The Old Crowd" (special), Six Plays by Alan Bennett, London Weekend Television (England), 1979
Executive producer, Beyond Fear, 1997
Television Appearances
Specials
Himself, Typically British (also known as The Century of Cinema and A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears), 1994
Unforgettable Richard Beckinsale, 2000
Episodic
"Robert Altman in England," Omnibus, BBC (England), 2002
Stage Director
Waiting for Godot, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1964
Inadmissible Evidence, Royal Court Theatre, 1964
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Neville Smith) Gumshoe, Columbia, 1972

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, January 28, 1994

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