John Madden (director)

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John Madden
Born
John Philip Madden

(1949-04-08) 8 April 1949 (age 75)
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Years active1982–present

John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio. [2] He is known for directing Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also gained recognition for directing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) and its sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).

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Life and career

Madden was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. He was in the same house as Roger Michell, who became a friend and later also a director. He began his career in British independent films, and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. [3]

He started work in television, including directing Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect  4, episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (ITV, 1984–1994), [4] and Inspector Morse (1990–1995).

He directed the film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and for which he was also nominated as Best Director. [5] He lost to Steven Spielberg, who directed Saving Private Ryan. The film also won the Silver Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. [6]

Madden has since directed several films, including Proof (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and its sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015). [3]

Madden is serving as a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals. [7]

Films

YearTitle
1987 A Wreath of Roses
1993 Ethan Frome
1994 Golden Gate
1997 Mrs Brown
1998 Shakespeare in Love
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2005 Proof
2008 Killshot
2010 The Debt
2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2016 Miss Sloane
2022 Operation Mincemeat

Television

Plays

Plays he has directed include Arthur Kopit's Wings , [9] and the world premiere in 1980 of Jules Feiffer's Grown Ups at the American Repertory Theatre.

Radio

Between 1981 and 1996, Madden directed a series of radio adaptations of Star Wars in a BBC/NPR co-production, which included versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1981), The Empire Strikes Back (1983) and Return of the Jedi (1996) scripted for radio by Brian Daley. [10] [11]

Before it was produced for the stage, Madden directed Wings for NPR's Earplay series, in a production that won the Prix Italia.

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