Peter Whitehead

Known for Directing

Peter Whitehead's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 08, 1937

Deathday: June 10, 2019

Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

Peter Lorrimer Whitehead was an English writer, photographer 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.