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Thomas Hedley | |
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| Born | 1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)[1] Rugby, Warwickshire, England [citation needed] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | magazine editor and screenwriter |
| Spouse | Lisa Abelow Hedley |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Robert Mnuchin (father-in-law) Steven Mnuchin (brother-in-law) |
Thomas Hedley Jr., (born 1942/43) is a British magazine editor and screenwriter. The former publisher of Duckworth in London is President and Publisher of Hedley Media Group in New York City. As a young editor of Esquire, he edited and published essays by Federico Fellini, François Truffaut, Michelangelo Antonioni and Andy Warhol, among others. A fascination with film led to a number of written and produced screenplays including: Circle of Two, directed by Jules Dassin, Mr. Patman, Double Negative, Fighting Back and most notably, Flashdance.[2] He has written screenplays for Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Jean-Paul Goude and Sean Penn, among others.
- ^ Martin Knelman (2010-06-01). "Ex-Torontonian who penned Flashdance readies stage version | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ ""Flashdance": The Musical?!". E! Online. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2011.