Peter Whitehead (filmmaker)
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| - | '''Peter Lorrimer Whitehead''' (b. [[8 January]] [[1937]] in [[Liverpool]]) is an [[England|English]] [[Film director|filmmaker]] who documented the [[counterculture]] in [[London]] and [[New York City|New York]] in the late 1960s. He is also known for his work as a director of promotional film clips (precursors to the modern [[music video]]) including "[[Interstellar Overdrive]]" for [[Pink Floyd]] and several clips for [[The Rolling Stones]]. | ||
| - | ==Films== | + | '''Peter Lorrimer Whitehead''' (8 January 1937, in [[Liverpool]] - 10 June 2019, in London) was an English writer and filmmaker who documented the [[counterculture]] in [[London]] and [[New York City|New York]] in the late 1960s. He is also known for his work as a director of promotional film clips (precursors to the modern [[music video]]) including a version of "[[Interstellar Overdrive]]" for [[Pink Floyd]] and several clips for [[The Rolling Stones]]. |
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| + | ==''The Falconer''== | ||
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| + | In 1997, [[Iain Sinclair]] collaborated with [[Chris Petit]], sculptor [[Steve Dilworth]] and others to make ''The Falconer'', a 56-minute semi-fictional "documentary" film about Whitehead, set in London and the Outer Hebrides. This film was described by Sinclair in 2003 as "Initially he (Whitehead) loved the film...his determination to tell his story was such that he kept bombarding us with amazing fragments and endless images, because he's one of the few people whose entire life was documented in images". The film also features [[Stewart Home]], [[Kathy Acker]] and [[Howard Marks]]. | ||
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| + | ==Books== | ||
| + | Whitehead's books include ''Nora'' (1990), ''Hartshead Revisited: A Fiction?'' (1993) and ''Bronte Gate'' (1999). His novels include ''The Risen'' (1994) and ''Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts'' (2007). | ||
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| + | In 1997 Whitehead published ''Baby Doll'' (Velvet, 1997), drawing on photographs he took in 1972 during production of his feature-length film ''Daddy'' (made with artist [[Niki de Saint Phalle]]). Many of the photographs are of model/actress/heiress Mia Martin (known for her appearances in the [[Benny Hill]] shows and [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]] films such as ''[[The Satanic Rites of Dracula]]''). The writer [[Iain Sinclair]] said of these works "[''Daddy'' is a] nightmarish film...shot in some chateau in France...unspeakable...I couldn't even bring myself to look at the material in the book". | ||
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| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| *1964 - ''[[The Perception of Life]]'' | *1964 - ''[[The Perception of Life]]'' | ||
| *1965 - ''[[Wholly Communion]]'' | *1965 - ''[[Wholly Communion]]'' | ||
| *1966 - ''[[Charlie Is My Darling (film)|Charlie Is My Darling]]'' | *1966 - ''[[Charlie Is My Darling (film)|Charlie Is My Darling]]'' | ||
| - | *1967 - ''[[Pink Floyd London 1966-67]]'' | + | *1967 - ''[[London '66-'67]]'' |
| *1967 - ''[[Tonite Let's All Make Love in London]]'' | *1967 - ''[[Tonite Let's All Make Love in London]]'' | ||
| - | *1967 - ''[[Benefit of the Doubt]]'' | + | *1967 - ''[[Benefit of the Doubt (1967 film)|Benefit of the Doubt]]'' |
| *1969 - ''[[The Fall (1969 film)|The Fall]]'' | *1969 - ''[[The Fall (1969 film)|The Fall]]'' | ||
| *1969 - ''[[Tell Me Lies (film)|Tell Me Lies]]'' | *1969 - ''[[Tell Me Lies (film)|Tell Me Lies]]'' | ||
| *1973 - ''[[Daddy (1973 film)|Daddy]]'' | *1973 - ''[[Daddy (1973 film)|Daddy]]'' | ||
| *1977 - ''[[Fire in the Water]]'' | *1977 - ''[[Fire in the Water]]'' | ||
| + | *2009 - ''[[Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Music videos== | ||
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| + | *1965 | ||
| + | **"((I'm Not Sayin'))" (Nico) | ||
| + | *1966 | ||
| + | **"[[Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?]]" - two versions (The Rolling Stones) | ||
| + | **"[[Lady Jane (song)|Lady Jane]]" (The Rolling Stones) | ||
| + | **"[[Let's Spend the Night Together]]" (The Rolling Stones) | ||
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| + | *1967 | ||
| + | **"[[We Love You]]" (The Rolling Stones) | ||
| + | **"[[Dandelion (song)|Dandelion]]" (The Rolling Stones) | ||
| + | **"[[Ruby Tuesday (song)|Ruby Tuesday]]" (The Rolling Stones) | ||
| + | **"[[Interstellar Overdrive]]" (Pink Floyd) | ||
| + | **"[[(If You Think You're) Groovy]]" ([[P.P. Arnold]] & [[The Small Faces]]) | ||
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| + | ==Personal life== | ||
| + | Peter was born in Liverpool, England. Peter was from a working class background and was awarded a scholarship to attend a private school in Harrowgate. He was top of his class in almost alll subjects, he was th captain of the Rugby team and was the church organist. This lead him to receive another scholarship to attend university in Cambridge, England. He began studying Science and physics and excelled in both of these subjects. He soon changed to study art and film at SLADE Art School. | ||
| + | While at Cambridge he met Diane Cottrill and had two daughters, Tamsin and Sain Whitehead. | ||
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| + | After leaving Cambridge he moved into his film making career, during | ||
| + | which time he met Actress Coral Atkins and had a son, Harry Whitehead. | ||
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| + | In 1969 he decided he could not do film making any more and escaped to the Desert in Morroco at which time his career as a Falconer began. | ||
| - | ==Music Videos== | + | In 1980 he met Dido Goldsmith, the daughter of [[Teddy Goldsmith]] and niece of Sir [[James Goldsmith]]. They were married six weeks after meeting. |
| - | *1966 - "Have you seen your mother, baby, standing in the shadow?" - "drag" version (The Rolling Stones) | + | The couple had a four daughters, Robin, Leila, Charlene and Rosetta Whitehead. |
| - | *1966 - "Have you seen your mother, baby, standing in the shadow?" - 'live' version (The Rolling Stones) | + | |
| - | *1966 - Lady Jane (The Rolling Stones) | + | |
| - | *1966 - "Let's spend the night together" (The Rolling Stones) | + | |
| - | *1967 - "We love you" (The Rolling Stones) | + | |
| - | *1967 - "Dandelion" (The Rolling Stones) | + | |
| - | *1967 - "Ruby Tuesday" (The Rolling Stones) | + | |
| - | *1967 - "Interstellar overdrive" (Pink Floyd) | + | |
| + | Film maker and photographer [[Robin Whitehead]]. Robin died from a suspected drug overdose on 24 January 2010 at the age of 27. On 22 March 2010, friend and musician [[Pete Doherty]] among others were arrested under suspicions of supplying the drugs that led to her death. | ||
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Peter Lorrimer Whitehead (8 January 1937, in Liverpool - 10 June 2019, in London) was an English writer and filmmaker who documented the counterculture in London and New York in the late 1960s. He is also known for his work as a director of promotional film clips (precursors to the modern music video) including a version of "Interstellar Overdrive" for Pink Floyd and several clips for The Rolling Stones.
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The Falconer
In 1997, Iain Sinclair collaborated with Chris Petit, sculptor Steve Dilworth and others to make The Falconer, a 56-minute semi-fictional "documentary" film about Whitehead, set in London and the Outer Hebrides. This film was described by Sinclair in 2003 as "Initially he (Whitehead) loved the film...his determination to tell his story was such that he kept bombarding us with amazing fragments and endless images, because he's one of the few people whose entire life was documented in images". The film also features Stewart Home, Kathy Acker and Howard Marks.
Books
Whitehead's books include Nora (1990), Hartshead Revisited: A Fiction? (1993) and Bronte Gate (1999). His novels include The Risen (1994) and Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts (2007).
In 1997 Whitehead published Baby Doll (Velvet, 1997), drawing on photographs he took in 1972 during production of his feature-length film Daddy (made with artist Niki de Saint Phalle). Many of the photographs are of model/actress/heiress Mia Martin (known for her appearances in the Benny Hill shows and Hammer films such as The Satanic Rites of Dracula). The writer Iain Sinclair said of these works "[Daddy is a] nightmarish film...shot in some chateau in France...unspeakable...I couldn't even bring myself to look at the material in the book".
Filmography
- 1964 - The Perception of Life
- 1965 - Wholly Communion
- 1966 - Charlie Is My Darling
- 1967 - London '66-'67
- 1967 - Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
- 1967 - Benefit of the Doubt
- 1969 - The Fall
- 1969 - Tell Me Lies
- 1973 - Daddy
- 1977 - Fire in the Water
- 2009 - Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
