Thomas Hedley

Thomas Hedley
Born	Thomas Hedley Jr. 1942/1943 (age 74–75) Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Residence	Palm Beach, Florida, US
Nationality	British
Occupation	magazine editor and screenwriter
Spouse(s)	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. He has written screenplays for Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Jean-Paul Goude and Sean Penn, among others.

Hedley was born in England, the son of a Canadian military father and his English wife, and was educated at Winnipeg University.

He is married to Lisa Abelow Hedley, the step-daughter of banker turned art dealer, Robert Mnuchin (daughter of his second wife Adriana Mnuchin). Her step-brother is United States Secretary of the Treasury-designate, Steven Mnuchin. Lisa Hedley has been nominated for an Emmy award for documentary film. They have four children, and live in Palm Beach, Florida.