Editing Dean Cavanagh

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[[Image:DeanCavanaghWriter.jpg|thumb|Dean Cavanagh]]

'''Dean Cavanagh'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2583937/|title=Dean Cavanagh|website=IMDb|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> is a screenwriter, novelist and Playwright born in [[Bradford]], West Yorkshire. In 1990, at the height of the [[acid house]] scene, he founded the [[club culture]] magazine ''Herb Garden'' and a band with Enzo Annecchini. His electronic music outfit, Glamorous Hooligan, was picked up by [[Warner Bros.]] offshoot [[Arthrob]], and in 1996, they released an album, ''Naked City Soundtrax''. Glamorous Hooligan's first album ''Wasted Youth Club Classics'' was released by indie label Mass of Black in 1994. Cavanagh has stated that his proudest moment was getting [[Robert Anton Wilson]] to guest on one of the tracks. As a musician, he featured on [[John Peel]]'s ''Sounds of the Suburbs'' TV show, in the late 1990s. As a [[clubland (dance brand)|clubland]] promoter, he ran [[underground house music]], and [[techno]], clubs in Bradford, called Tolerance, before moving on to Leeds, where he promoted the Soundclash club bringing in DJs such as [[Andrew Weatherall]], [[Alex Patterson]], [[Adrian Sherwood]] and [[J. Saul Kane]].

Cavanagh has written two theatre plays with Irvine Welsh that have been performed internationally. Babylon Heights premiered in San Francisco in 2006 before a run in Dublin. Performers premiered at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh as part of the festival in 2017. Both plays have been published.

== Author ==
His debut The Secret Life of The Novel was published by Zani in 2017. His short story "Mile High Meltdown" was included in the ''[[Disco Biscuits]]'' anthology, published by [[Sceptre]].

== Journalist ==
As a journalist he has contributed to ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Daily Mail]]'', ''[[The Times]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', ''[[New Musical Express]]'', ''[[Melody Maker]]'', ''Positive Energy of Madness'', ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'', as well as the ''Herb Garden'', and ''[[i-D]]''. He has also worked in [[copywriting]], penning commercials and working alongside directors John McFarlane and [[Tarsem Singh]] before progressing to writing TV, theater plays and film.

Cavanagh wrote a late night sitcom called ''[[Honky Sausages]]'' that McFarlane directed for [[UK Play]] TV and gave a start to the actress [[Laila Morse]], ''[[EastEnders]]''. Cavanagh developed many projects with [[Terry Gilliam]]'s producer [[Ray Cooper]] for John Kamen's company [[RadicalMedia]].

Cavanagh works regularly with [[Irvine Welsh]]. Their play ''Babylon Heights''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jul/20/theatre.stage|title=Irvine Welsh on Babylon Heights|date=20 July 2006|website=The Guardian|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref> has been performed to critical acclaim in Dublin, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Zealand. In 2004, Cavanagh and Welsh were [[BAFTA]] nominated for their [[BBC Three]] short film ''Dose'', starring Jonathon Lewis Owen, Kate Jarman and [[Julia Davis]] and directed by [[Philip John]]. ''Wedding Belles'' is a feature film written by Welsh and Cavanagh that was transmitted by C4 in March 2007.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-02-19|title=Wedding Belles: no cause for celebration|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/mar/30/weddingbellesnocauseforce|date=30 March 2007|website=The Guardian}}</ref> It stars [[Shirley Henderson]], [[Michelle Gomez]], [[Michael Fassbender]], Shauna McDonald, and Kathleen McDermott. It is produced by Jemma Rodgers and directed by [[Philip John]]. Cavanagh and Welsh co-executive produced ''[[Wedding Belles]]''. It was nominated for a best writing BAFTA.

== Scripts ==
Cavanagh has done a number of script doctoring assignments for companies such as [[Endemol]], [[Warner Bros.]], [[Sony]], [[StudioCanal]] and [[Lionsgate]], [[Miramax]] both in the UK and the US.  Cavanagh and Welsh have a three-season, six-part TV series called ''The Food Chain'' that was developed for [[HBO]].{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Cavanagh created the Internet series ''Svengali!'' starring Roger Evans, [[Sally Phillips]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Matt Berry]] and [[Boy George]]. [[iTunes]] distributes the series worldwide for free. The film version was released in early 2014 but Cavanagh walked away from the project.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Cavanagh has completed writing and directing his first movie, "Kubricks" with his son Josh. "I've been following Kubrick researchers like Rob Ager and Jay Weidner for the last few years and I really wanted to dramatize a story based around Kubrick as an inspirational enigma. There is a wealth of material about the esoteric side of Kubrick on the net and Ager and Weidner are great places to start the journey from."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dangerousminds.net/comments/dean_cavanagh_exclusive_interview_with_the_writer_and_director_of_kubricks|title = Dean Cavanagh: Exclusive interview with the writer and director of 'Kubricks'|date = 16 August 2012}}</ref>

Cavanagh still makes music under the name Culture Is No Friend Of Mine.{{when|date=May 2024}}{{cn|date=May 2024}}

On 23 July 2020 it was announced that Cavanagh and Welsh were working on an adaptation of Welsh's novel ''[[Crime (novel)|Crime]]'' as a 6-part miniseries for streaming service [[BritBox]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-23|title=BritBox announces a set of debut originals|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/britbox-announces-set-debut-originals|access-date=2020-08-07|website=Royal Television Society|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=Agence France-Presse|accessdate=2021-02-19|title=Irvine Welsh adapting bestselling novel Crime for television|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/16/irvine-welsh-adapting-bestselling-novel-crime-television|date=16 October 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

Cavanagh and Welsh adapted [[Alan McGee]]'s 2013 autobiography for the film ''[[Creation Stories (film)|Creation Stories]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite news|first1=Tim|last1=Robey|accessdate=2021-02-27|title=Creation Stories, review: cocaine, rock stars and a 'simpering' Tony Blair|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/creation-stories-review-cocaine-rock-stars-simpering-tony-blair/|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=25 February 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2021-02-27|title=Creation Stories: Playing Liam and Noel Gallagher 'is a gift as an actor'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55730195|newspaper=BBC News|date=24 February 2021}}</ref>

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