Peter Florence
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Peter Florence, MBE, born October 4, 1964, is a British actor and director, most notable for founding the Hay Festival with his father, Norman Florence, funding the first festival with winnings from a poker game.[1] He was educated at Ipswich School, Jesus College, Cambridge and the University of Paris and has an MA in Modern and Medieval Literatures. He holds an honorary doctorate from The University of Glamorgan, and is a Fellow of Hereford Arts College and the British-American Project, and Creative Fellow at the University of Bangor.
As well as the Hay Festival, Florence founded similar festivals in Mantua, Segovia, The Alhambra Palace, Cartagena and Paraty.
Florence and his wife Becky Shaw have four sons. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Channel 4 The Hay Festival 2006 from Channel4.com, retrieved 2007-01-26
- ^ Ideas 2007: Creativity Beyond Borders: Peter Florence, retrieved 2007-01-26
