FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Brook

1925 - 2022

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Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 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 directed films such as an iconic version of Lord of the Flies in 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Brook is the 84th most popular film director (up from 85th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 405th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Film Director.

Peter Brook is most famous for his work in theater, film, and opera. He has been a director, producer, and writer for many theater productions including "The Tempest," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "The Mahabharata." He has also directed films such as "The Mahabharata" and "The Lord of the Flies."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Brook ranks 84 out of 2,041. Before him are Agnès Varda, Dziga Vertov, Alain Resnais, Franco Zeffirelli, Alan Parker, and Robert Bresson. After him are Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Zinnemann, Howard Hawks, James Ivory, Terry Gilliam, and Manoel de Oliveira.

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Among people born in 1925, Peter Brook ranks 40. Before him are Michel Piccoli, Peter Sellers, Julie Harris, Angela Lansbury, Nílton Santos, and Oona O'Neill. After him are Bert Hellinger, Ernst Happel, Rod Steiger, Jacques Delors, Gabriele Amorth, and Roy J. Glauber. Among people deceased in 2022, Peter Brook ranks 37. Before him are Robbie Coltrane, Uwe Seeler, Angela Lansbury, James Caan, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and Dietrich Mateschitz. After him are Ray Liotta, Wolfgang Petersen, Bruno Latour, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Robert Curl, and Sidney Altman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Brook ranks 543 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Burns (1759), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Robert Plant (1948), John Boyd Dunlop (1840), Archibald Hill (1886), and Adele (1988). After him are Henry Hudson (1570), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Thomas Becket (1119), Henry Moore (1898), Sam Neill (1947), and Mary Read (1695).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Peter Brook ranks 6. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Tony Scott (1944), and Alan Parker (1944). After him are Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), and Danny Boyle (1956).

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