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James Foley Biography (1953-)

Born December 28, 1953, in the Bay Ridge community, Brooklyn, NY; father, a lawyer; brother of Jerry Foley (a director). Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, writer

Birth Details

December 28, 1953

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Reckless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
• At Close Range, Orion, 1986
• Who's That Girl?, Warner Bros., 1987
• After Dark, My Sweet, Avenue Pictures, 1990
• Glengarry Glen Ross, New Line Cinema, 1992
• Two Bits (also known as A Day to Remember), Miramax, 1995
• Fear (also known as No Fear and Obsession mortelle),Universal, 1996
• The Chamber, Universal, 1996
• The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999
• Confidence, Lions Gate Films, 2002
• Director of the short films November and Silent Night.
• Film Appearances
• Invasion of the Blood Farmers, N.M.D. Film Distributing Company, 1972
• Assistant district attorney, At Close Range, Orion, 1986
• Himself, Chow Yun-Fat Goes to Hollywood, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2001
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
• Gun (also known as Robert Altman's Gun), ABC, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Robert Redlin) After Dark, My Sweet (based on the novel by Jim Thompson), Avenue Pictures, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Film, July, 1990, p. 48
• Film Comment, March/April, 1986, pp. 16-19; September/October, 1992, p. 76