Peter Larkin (production designer)

Peter Larkin
Peter Larkin
Born	Peter Sydney Larkin; 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)

Peter Sydney Larkin (August 25, 1926 – December 16, 2019) was an American scenic and production designer.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Genzlinger, Neil (January 18, 2020). "Peter Larkin, Stage Designer With a Funky Asterisk, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Clement, Olivia (December 19, 2019). "Four-Time Tony-Winning Scenic Designer Peter Larkin Dies at 93". Playbill. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barnes, Mike (December 18, 2019). "Peter Larkin, Noted Broadway and Hollywood Production Designer, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Haring, Bruce (December 18, 2019). "Peter Larkin Dies: Four-Time Tony-Winning Production Designer Was 93". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "Larkin, Racelle". The New York Times. October 19, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Legacy.com.

External links

W.H. Crain Costume and Scene Design Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

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[nyt-1] Genzlinger, Neil (January 18, 2020). "Peter Larkin, Stage Designer With a Funky Asterisk, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[playbillobit-2] Clement, Olivia (December 19, 2019). "Four-Time Tony-Winning Scenic Designer Peter Larkin Dies at 93". Playbill. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[hollywoodreporterobit-3] Barnes, Mike (December 18, 2019). "Peter Larkin, Noted Broadway and Hollywood Production Designer, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[deadlineobit-4] Haring, Bruce (December 18, 2019). "Peter Larkin Dies: Four-Time Tony-Winning Production Designer Was 93". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[nytimesracellelarkin-5] "Larkin, Racelle". The New York Times. October 19, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Legacy.com.

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