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  1. Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director. Early life. Dearden was born at 5, Woodfield Road , Leigh ...

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    Basil Dearden. Director: Sapphire. A former stage director, Basil Dearden entered films as an assistant to director Basil Dean (he changed his name from Dear to avoid being confused with Dean). Dearden worked his way up the ladder and directed (with Will Hay) his first film in 1941; two years later he directed his first film on his own.

    • January 1, 1
    • Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
    • January 1, 1
    • Director, Producer, Writer
  3. Basil Dearden. Director: Sapphire. A former stage director, Basil Dearden entered films as an assistant to director Basil Dean (he changed his name from Dear to avoid being confused with Dean). Dearden worked his way up the ladder and directed (with Will Hay) his first film in 1941; two years later he directed his first film on his own. He eventually became associated with writer/producer ...

    • January 1, 1911
    • March 23, 1971
  4. Apr 17, 2021 · Basil Dearden’s 1961 film, Victim, represents a significant moment in British film history.Released into a world where sex between adult men in the United Kingdom was a heavily policed crime, it is the first British film to use the word homosexual inside a narrative that thoughtfully and unsensationally captures the cumulative daily stresses and deadly effects of the law.

  5. Basil Dearden was born Basil Dear in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex on 1 January 1911. He left school early to work as an office boy in a London underwriting and insurance company. Experience in amateur dramatics led to work with the Ben Greet Company and to his appointment as assistant stage manager at the Grand Theatre, Fulham.

  6. Basil Dearden. Basil Dearden (1911 - 1971) Basil Dearden was born on Westcliffe-on-Sea. His father died in the war and Dearden was brought up in poverty. He started his working life as an office boy in an insurance company. He had worked as an actor during the school holidays for the Ben Greet company and joined the company as actor/administrator.

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  8. Jan 1, 2016 · Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director.

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