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Peter Greenaway
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Born in Newport, South Wales
Born on 6th of April 1942
Died in 000

Born 1942 - Filmaker, director and painter.

Trained as a painter and has his first exhibition at the Lord’s Gallery in 1964. Began making his own short films before achieving success with The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982). Subsequent films included Drowning by Numbers (1988), The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) and Prospero’s Books (1991).

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