Thomas Hedley

This article is about the magazine editor. For other uses, see Thomas Hedley (disambiguation).
Thomas Hedley
Born1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)[1]
Rugby, Warwickshire, England [citation needed]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)magazine editor and screenwriter
SpouseLisa Abelow Hedley
Children4
RelativesRobert 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.

  1. ^ Martin Knelman (2010-06-01). "Ex-Torontonian who penned Flashdance readies stage version | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. ^ ""Flashdance": The Musical?!". E! Online. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2011.