Frank Deasy 1960-2009
Screenwriter and Guild member Frank Deasy has died at the age of 49.
Born in Dublin, Deasy's credits include Looking After Jo Jo, Real Men, England Expects, The Passion and the final miniseries of Prime Suspect for which he won an Emmy award.
Speaking to the press,actor Dougray Scott said: "He was quite simply the most extraordinary and brilliant writer I have ever worked with and one of the most extraordinary and beautiful men I was blessed to have met. Whenever I spent time or talked with Frank I always felt the warmth, wisdom and sheer joy of life that I remember getting from my own father. That's how special he was to me. "
Deasy wrote about his liver cancer in The Observer just days before he finally received a liver transplant. Though the transplant came too late to save his life, the publicity surrounding his story has led to a surge in demand for organ donor cards.
Jane Gogan, Commissioning Editor for Drama, RTÉ Television, told the RTÉ website that: "Frank Deasy was a writer for television and film who brought a tremendous honesty and passionate intensity to his work. Professionally Frank was coming into his own, working on a range of projects that were all major subjects: the 'Medicis' with BBC, a film project with Ridley Scott based on Philip K Dick's 'The Man in the High Castle' and, closest to his heart, was 'Gaza', a film that will star Helen Mirren. He was also preparing to start on a project for RTÉ following a family across 100 years."
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