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Peter Brook

Peter Brook

ActorDirectorWriterDirectingProducer Mar 21 (died age 97) London, England, UK 1949–2018 (69 year career)
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Biography

Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (March 21, 1925 – July 2, 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Brook was named Best Director. He also direct…

Known For

Lord of the Flies
Film

Lord of the Flies

Director
Looking for Richard
Film

Looking for Richard

Self - Interviewee
Seven Days… Seven Nights
Film

Seven Days… Seven Nights

Director
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Film

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker
Marat/Sade
Film

Marat/Sade

Director
Swann in Love
Film

Swann in Love

Writer
The Mahabharata
Film

The Mahabharata

Director
King Lear
Film

King Lear

Director

Filmography