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James Saunders(1925-2004)

  • Writer
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James Saunders was born on 8 January 1925 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Sailor's Return (1978), Bloomers (1979) and Country Matters (1972). He was married to Audrey Cross. He died on 29 January 2004 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornJanuary 8, 1925
DiedJanuary 29, 2004(79)
BornJanuary 8, 1925
DiedJanuary 29, 2004(79)
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Known for

Tom Bell in The Sailor's Return (1978)
The Sailor's Return
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1978
Bloomers (1979)
Bloomers
6.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Country Matters (1972)
Country Matters
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
W. Somerset Maugham (1969)
W. Somerset Maugham
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Wirklich schade um Fred
    TV Movie
    • play "Alas, Poor Fred"
    • 1990
  • Jeremy Irons in The Captain's Doll (1983)
    The Captain's Doll
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1981
  • Entre Marido e Mulher... (1979)
    Entre Marido e Mulher...
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1979
  • Bloomers (1979)
    Bloomers
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Tom Bell in The Sailor's Return (1978)
    The Sailor's Return
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Buren
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • People Like Us (1978)
    People Like Us
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1978
  • Horizon (1964)
    Horizon
    8.5
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1977
  • Achteraf bekeken
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1977
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • writer
    • 1969–1977
  • Teatro Club
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1976
  • Dieter Kirchlechner and Hildegard Schmahl in After Liverpool (1974)
    After Liverpool
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • audio play
    • 1974
  • Un léger accident (1974)
    Un léger accident
    TV Movie
    • pièce
    • 1974
  • Thalia-Theater Hamburg Zwei Einakter: ''Der Liebhaber'' von Harold Pinter; ''Wirklich schade um Fred'' von James Saunders
    TV Movie
    • stage play
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 8, 1925
    • Islington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 29, 2004
    • Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK(brain tumor)
  • Spouse
    • Audrey Cross1951 - 1994 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    His play, "Next Time I'll Sing To You", was performed at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Barry Foster, Liz Fraser, Peter McEnery, Denys Graham and Victor Winding in the cast.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Best known for his stage play, "Next Time I'll Sing To You", which had a London run of three years in the early 1960s.
  • Quotes
    Foreigners tend to explore more those psychological areas we're so shy of and don't like to talk about. I think it's a true picture of a lot of English people, including possibly myself.

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