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Peter Brook

Peter Stephen Paul Brook

English theatre and film director (1925–2022).

Statements about Peter Brook

Occupation

Theatrical Director
Film Director
 (1953 - )
Start Time
: 1953
Theatrologist
Screenwriter
Writer
Autobiographer
Cinephile
Opera Director
Director

Award Received

21 items
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
 (1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
International Ibsen Award
 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
Praemium Imperiale
 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
 (1966)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
20th Tony Awards
For Work
:
Marat/Sade
Point in Time
: 1966
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
 (1971)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
25th Tony Awards
For Work
:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Point in Time
: 1971
Dan David Prize
 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
World Award of Humanism
 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
President's Medal
 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
Prix Giles
 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
Padma Shri in Arts
 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Medal of the City of Paris
Companion of Honour
 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts
 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
Europe Theatre Prize
 (1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
Honorary Doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
 (11/10/2010)
Point in Time
: 11/10/2010

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Place of Birth

London
Chiswick

Date of Birth

3/21/1925

Instance Of

Human

Educated At

Magdalen College
Westminster School
Gresham's School
 (September 1939 - 1941)
Start Time
: September 1939
End Time
: 1941

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom
France

Member Of

Academy of Arts, Berlin
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Given Name

Peter
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Stephen
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:2
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Child

Irina Brook
Simon Brook

Spouse

Natasha Parry
 (1951 - 2015)
Start Time
: 1951
End Time
: 2015

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Брук Питер
Obálky Knih
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Official Website

http://www.newspeterbrook.com/

Nominated For

Tony Award for Best Director
 (1959)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1959
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
 (1961)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
15th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1961
Palme D'Or
 (1963)
For Work
:
Lord of the Flies
Point in Time
: 1963
Golden Bear
 (1979)
For Work
:
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Point in Time
: 1979
Golden Lion
 (1968)
For Work
:
Tell Me Lies
Point in Time
: 1968

Name in Native Language

Peter Brook

Family Name

Brook

Sibling

Alexis Brook

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
French

Sex or Gender

Male

Related Category

Category:Films Directed by Peter Brook
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Start of Work Period

1949

Place of Death

Paris
15th Arrondissement of Paris

Date of Death

7/2/2022
Statement Is Subject Of
:
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Birth Name

Peter Stephen Paul Brook

Number of Children

6

Employer

Théâtre Des Bouffes Du Nord
 (1974 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Artistic Director
Start Time
: 1974

Work Location

Paris
 (1970 - 2022)
Start Time
: 1970
End Time
: 2022
London
 (1943 - 1969)
Start Time
: 1943
End Time
: 1969
United Kingdom

Field of Work

Directing
Film Direction
Experimental Theatre

Notable Work

The Shifting Point: Forty Years of Theatrical Exploration, 1946-1987
Subject Has Role
:
Author

Student Of

Jean-Louis Barrault

Participant In

Theater Der Welt 1993
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