John Madden
- Born: 8 Apr, 1949
A prolific director of stage and TV in London and New York who has demonstrated a particular flair for literary adaptations, John Madden started out in the long, moribund yet tenacious genre of radio drama, directing the NPR dramatic series "Ear". Madden made his TV directing debut with "Wings", a play by Arnold Kopit which he had previously developed for radio and the stage. Broadcast on PBS in the USA, it received a theatrical release abroad. Madden also directed the original Broadway productions of Christopher Durang's "Beyond Therapy" (1982) and Jules Feiffer's "Grown-Ups" (1981-82), as well as several plays for the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Mark Taper Forum. Madden worked frequently in British TV, notably helming five parts of the ac...
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FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- son Oliver Madden: born c. 1977
- daughter Emma Madden:
- wife Penny Madden:
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