A former stage director, Basil Dearden entered films as an assistant to director 'Basil Dean' , Dearden was killed in an automobile accident.
He changed his name to avoid confusion with Basil Dean when they started working together.
Father of James Dearden and Torquil Dearden.
In the 1940s, he lived with his wife Melissa Stribling at 10 Park Village West near Regents Park in London. The Crown Estate owned cul-de-sac also boasted another well-known British director, Seafield Head and his wife, the actress Helen Shingler.
Father-in-law of Annabel Brooks.
Directed Dirk Bogarde in four films.
From the 1960s to the time of his death, he lived at Beel House in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England. Beel House was subsequently bought by Robert Kilroy-Silk.
His Buckinghamshire home, Beel House, was previously owned by Dirk Bogarde.
