Peter Adam (3 August 1929 – 28 September 2019) was a British filmmaker and author. Born in
Berlin
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, Germany, his work included ''Eileen Gray: Her Life and Work: The Biography'' (2009), ''Outlines: David Hockney'' (1997), and ''
Art of the Third Reich
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'' ().
Early life
Adam was born in 1929 in Berlin, Germany, the son of Luise (Gurke) and Walter Adam. His family was middle-class. His father was Jewish and his mother Protestant. In 1944, he moved to Austria. He became a British citizen in 1965 before taking up a career in
broadcasting
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.
Career
Adam was an
executive producer
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with the
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for 22 years. He was the editor of the arts magazines ''Review'' and ''Arena''. He was made an
by the French Government. An autobiography, ''Mémoires à contre-vent'', was published in French by Edition La Différence in April 2010,