Peter Sydney Larkin (August 25, 1926 – December 16, 2019) was an American scenic and production designer.
Peter Larkin | |
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| Born | Peter Sydney Larkin[1] August 26, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2019 (aged 93) Bridgehampton, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Deerfield Academy Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Scenic designer, production designer |
| Spouse | Racelle Strick |
| Parent | Oliver Waterman Larkin |
| Relatives | Wesley Strick (stepson) |
Early life
Larkin was born in 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts,[1][2] the son of Ruth Lily (McIntire) and Oliver Waterman Larkin, an art historian.[3] Larkin was educated at the Deerfield Academy and Yale University.[3][4]
Career
Larkin first designed the set of the 1951 Broadway adaptation of The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen.[2] Over the course of his career, he was a scenic or production designer for Dial M for Murder, Peter Pan, The Teahouse of the August Moon and No Time for Sergeants, Tootsie, and Get Shorty.[3] He won four Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design.[4]
Personal life and death
Larkin married Racelle Strick, a painter who died in 2008.[5] His stepson, Wesley Strick, is a screenwriter.[3] Larkin resided in Bridgehampton, New York, where he died on December 16, 2019, at age 93.[2][3][4]