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Person    | Male  Born 5/4/1942 

Peter Greenaway

Categories: Cinema

Countries: Wales

Peter Greenaway

Film director and screenwriter. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire. He trained as a muralist before turning to films. His best known works include 'The Draughtsman's Contract' and 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover'.

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Peter Greenaway

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Waltham Forest College alumni

Peter Blake, Ian Dury, Peter Greenaway & Ken Russell. Erected in 1938 as ...

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