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Peter Brook
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English theatre and film director (1925–2022)
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Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was a British and French theatrical director, film director, theatrologist, and screenwriter. Born in Chiswick, London, he began his professional work in 1949. Brook was educated at Westminster School, Gresham’s School, and Magdalen College. He spoke English and French and was married to Natasha Parry, with whom he had a daughter named Irina Brook.
Brook received several honors, including the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the International Ibsen Award, and the Praemium Imperiale. He was a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. His career included nominations for the Tony Award for Best Director, the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, the Palme d'Or, and the Golden Bear. Among his notable works are *Mahabharata*, *O Espaço Vazio*, and *Naḥwá masraḥ faqīr*. He died in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 67
Top works
- Nutting Road development
- Psychiatrists in Training
- Naḥwá masraḥ faqīr
- O Espaço Vazio
- Mahabharata
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Film & TV
Directing · London, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
- Beckett by Brook — Self2018
- Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2018
- Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi — Self2017
- The Roof — Peter Brook2016
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles — Self - Filmmaker2014
- The Tightrope — Self2012
- BAM150 — Self2012
- Carrière, 250 Meters — Self2011
- Filmmaking Without Boundaries: Interview with Peter Brook — Self - Interviewee2008
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1925
- Active to
- 2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 293
- Total plays
- 3,684
Tags
Peter Brook (b. 1992 in Bath) is an amateur composer, cellist and bassoonist studying Music at the University of Chichester. He primarily writes orchestral music in a classical and film score style, though he has also written string quartets and solo piano music. As a cellist he possesses an ATCL Diploma and has performed in the Royal Albert Hall and before the Queen. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Brook">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 87,414x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,817x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,947x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,573x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,208x
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Quotes
- “The work of a director can be summed up in two very simple words. Why and How.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Peter Stephen Paul Brook , ( 1925-03-21 ) 21 March 1925, Chiswick , England
- Died
- 2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) (aged 97), Paris, France
- Occupations
- Theatre and film director
- Years active
- 1943–2022
- Spouse
- Natasha Parry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; died 2015 )
- Children
- Irina Simon
- Relatives
- Alexis Brook (brother) Valentin Pluchek (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chiswick
- Place of death
- 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Natasha Parry
- Child
- Simon Brook
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Gresham's School
- Employer
- Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Jean-Louis Barrault
- Field of work
- film direction
- Official website
- www.newspeterbrook.com
- Image
- Peter Brook.JPG
- Number of children
- 6
- Work location
- United Kingdom
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- date of birth
- 1925-03-21
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- Commons category
- Peter Brook
- nominated for
- Golden Lion
- name in native language
- Peter Brook
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Peter Brook
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-07-02
- birth name
- Peter Stephen Paul Brook
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of twentieth-century theatre, he has received various accolades, including two Tony Awards, the Praemium Imperiale, the Prix Italia and the Europe Theatre Prize. In 2021, he was awarded India's Padma Shri.
Brook was based in France from the early 1970s, where he founded an international theatre company, playing in developing countries, in an approach of great simplicity. 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 directed films such as an iconic version of Lord of the Flies in 1963.
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