John Peverall

{{Short description|British film director and producer (1931–2009)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''John Peverall''' (1931 – 3 October 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Deer Hunter (1979): Continuity Script |url=https://search.alexanderstreet.com/literature-language/film/search?f%5B0%5D%5B0%5D=creation_place_hierarchy_facet%3ANorth%20America%7CUnited%20States%7CPennsylvania%7CClinton%20County%2C%20PA&sort_by=publication_date_sort&sort_order=DESC |website=Alexander Street |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=John Peverall |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/151530%7C86639/John-Peverall#overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031145530/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/151530%7C86639/John-Peverall/#overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref> was a British film producer and director. He has served as a producer on films such as ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' and ''The Deer Hunter'' and television programmes such as ''Arthur of the Britons'' and ''The Far Pavilions''.<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=John Peverall | publisher=British Film Institute |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba19ee0e9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922041635/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba19ee0e9 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>

In 1979, he won an Oscar at the 51st Academy Awards for Best Picture as one of the producers of ''The Deer Hunter'' alongside Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, and the film's director Michael Cimino.<ref name="Oscars1979">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979 |title=The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref>

He was married to ''Little House on the Prairie'' actress Hersha Parady.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=2023-08-24 |title=Hersha Parady, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Actress, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hersha-parady-dead-little-house-on-the-prairie-1235573934/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0678911|name=John Peverall}}

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