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| Born | Mark Alexis More Peploe (1943-02-24)24 February 1943 |
| Died | 18 June 2025(2025-06-18) (aged 82) Florence, Italy |
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| Years active | 1972–1996 |
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Mark Peploe (24 February 1943 – 18 June 2025) was an English screenwriter and film director. He was the brother ofClare Peploe, and the brother-in-law of directorBernardo Bertolucci.
Mark Peploe was born in Nairobi on 24 February 1943.[1] His paternal grandfather was the renowned Scottish painterSamuel John Peploe (S. J. Peploe), and his maternal great-great-grandfather was the German sculptorAdolf von Hildebrand. His mother, Clotilde Peploe, was a noted painter, and his father, Willy Peploe, worked as an art dealer. He had a sister,Clare Peploe, also a screenwriter.[2]
He started making documentaries, but turned to writing scripts. He wrote the screenplay for the 1975 filmThe Passenger. He went on to writeHigh Season (1987) with his sister Clare, as well asThe Last Emperor (1987) withBernardo Bertolucci. He won anAcademy Award in the best adapted screenplay category for the latter. Peploe also helped writeThe Sheltering Sky (1990) andLittle Buddha (1993), both directed by Bertolucci.[2]
Peploe's partner was art historianAlina Payne. Prior to that, he was married to costume designerLouise Stjernsward, with whom he had a daughter, Lola.[2]
Peploe died inFlorence, Italy on 18 June 2025, at the age of 82.[2][3]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1972 | The Pied Piper | Jacques Demy | Writing Credit withAndrew Birkin and Jacques Demy |
| 1975 | The Passenger | Michelangelo Antonioni | Writing Credit with Michelangelo Antonioni andPeter Wollen |
| Wanted: Babysitter | René Clément | Writing Credit withNicola Badalucco, René Clément andLuciano Vincenzoni | |
| 1985 | Samson and Delilah | Self | Short Film Writing Credit with Frederick Seidel Nominated -BAFTA Award for Best Short Film |
| 1987 | High Season | Clare Peploe | Writing Credit with Clare Peploe |
| The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | Writing Credit with Bernardo Bertolucci Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay David di Donatello for Best Script Nominated -Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay | |
| 1990 | The Sheltering Sky | Writing Credit with Bernardo Bertolucci | |
| 1991 | Afraid of the Dark | Self | Writing Credit with Frederick Seidel |
| 1993 | Little Buddha | Bernardo Bertolucci | Writing Credit withRudy Wurlitzer |
| 1996 | Victory | Self | Writing Credit with Frederick Seidel |
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