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- Birth nameJames Arthur Saunders
- James Saunders was born on January 8, 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 January 29, 2004 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- SpouseAudrey Cross(1951 - 1994) (her death, 3 children)
- 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.
- He was offered the chance to write the screenplay for "Georgy Girl" and turned it down. Peter Nichols, another young playwright who had attracted some critical attention, did the script instead. Saunders later regretted his refusal, praising Nichols for realizing that "a third-rate novel could be improved into a second-rate film".
- 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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