David Peacock (theatre administrator)
David Peacock (14 April 1924 – 11 January 2000), was a British theatre administrator.
David Peacock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1924 |
| Died | 11 January 2000 (aged 75) London, England |
| Education | Douai School |
| Spouse |
Georgia Thorndike
(m. 1954–1978) |
| Children | 7, including Lucy Peacock |
Early life
Peacock was born in England in 1924. He was the son of a civil servant father and a French mother. He was educated at the Douai School.[1]
Career
After serving in the British Armed Forces during World War II, he worked as the stage manager at the Royal Opera House.[1] In 1964, he emigrated to Canada and was succeeded by Stella Chitty as general stage manager.[1][2]
Peacock was director of the production course at the National Theatre School of Canada, and in 1970 became the school's general director.[3] From 1972, he was in charge of the arts division of the Canada Council.[4]
Personal life
In 1951, Peacock married Georgia Thorndike, daughter of the actor and novelist Russell Thorndike and niece of the actress Sybil Thorndike, and they had seven children, including the actress Lucy Peacock. They divorced in 1978, he moved back to England, and remarried.[1]
He died in London in 2000, aged 75.[1]
References
- "Peacock, David". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- Isaacs, Jeremy (30 June 2005). "Obituary: Stella Chitty". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- Carson, Neil (1 January 1995). Harlequin in Hogtown: George Luscombe and Toronto Workshop Productions. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4875-9646-0.
- Filewod, Alan (26 September 2011). Committing Theatre: Theatre Radicalism and Political Intervention in Canada. Between the Lines. ISBN 978-1-926662-80-0.