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+[[Category:Director of Morrissey / The Smiths]]
-| Name = Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman
+[[Category:Songs used in pre-show]]
-| Born = 31 January 1942
+[[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Film and Television]]
-| Death = 19 February 1994
+[[File:Derek-Jarman.jpg | 200px | right | thumb | Derek Jarman ]]
-| Hometown = Northwood, Middlesex, England
+==Relevance==
-| Years Active = 1970–1994
+Jarman's music video project was premiered on BBC2’s "Rock Around the Clock" in September 1986. It was also shown prior to certain screenings of the film "Sid and Nancy" (1986).<br>
-| Associated Acts = [[The Smiths]] , [[Suede]]
+Morrissey, as cited by [https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinema/screening/the-queen-is-dead-1986-pg-2014-04-04/ QAGOMA] (via The Catalogue, 1988), stated:
-| Official Website         = N/A
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+"When Derek Jarman made three films for The Smiths, I don't think anyone expected them to be popular – how could they be? Jarman was far too talented."
+</blockquote>
-===Career===
+A written response to a fan asking for a copy of his The Queen Is Dead video:
-Derek Jarman was an English artist and film director.<br>
+<gallery>
-He was diagnosed as HIV positive in December 1986. He died from this illness in 1994, aged 52.
+File:Jarman reply letter QID.jpg | [https://www.facebook.com/groups/761279081552647/permalink/1050844349262784/ Jarman reply]
-===Promo Videos===
+</gallery>
-Jarman made music promo films for [[The Smiths]], [[Suede]], [[Orange Juice]], [[The Sex Pistols]], [[The Pet Shop Boys]], and [[Marianne Faithfull]], amongst others.
-<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3UMjNUqFM</youtube>
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