Peter Whitehead

Directing•Born January 8, 1937•Died June 10, 2019 (age 82)•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.