Person    | Male  Born 5/4/1942 

Peter Greenaway

Categories: Cinema

Countries: Wales

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'.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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