Peter Bland

92, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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Biography

Peter Bland was born on May 12, 1934 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England as Peter Gordon Bland.

He emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 20 and graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington.

He worked as a radio producer for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.

He became closely associated with the Wellington Group which included James K. Baxter and Louis Johnson. He worked in theatre, as co-founder and artistic director of Downstage Theatre from 1964–68.

He returned to Britain in 1970 for a short time but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Timeline

1995Aged 61

  • Poster for Savage Play

    Prince of Wales

1986Aged 52

  • Poster for Queen City Rocker

    Ryder

1985Aged 51

  • Poster for Dangerous Orphans

    Jacobs

  • Poster for Came a Hot Friday

    Wes Pennington

1984Aged 50

  • Poster for In Possession

    Policeman

1981Aged 47

  • Poster for Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

    George Tilth

1973Aged 39

  • Poster for Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

    Inspector Ruff