About Peter Larkin
Lived 1926 – 2019 (aged 93). Peter Larkin was an American scenographer.
Peter Sydney Larkin (August 25, 1926 – December 16, 2019) was an American scenic and production designer.
Early life Larkin was born in 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth Lily (McIntire) and Oliver Waterman Larkin, an art historian. Larkin was educated at the Deerfield Academy and Yale University.
Career Larkin first designed the set of the 1951 Broadway adaptation of The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen. His stepson, Wesley Strick, is a screenwriter. Larkin resided in Bridgehampton, New York, where he died on December 16, 2019, at age 93.
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Who was Peter Larkin?
American theatre stage designer
When was Peter Larkin born?
Peter Larkin was born on 26 August 1926 in Boston.
When did Peter Larkin die?
Peter Larkin died on 16 December 2019 in Bridgehampton, New York.
What was Peter Larkin's occupation?
Peter Larkin was a scenographer.
What nationality was Peter Larkin?
Peter Larkin was American.
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· DBpedia: Peter Larkin (production designer)
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