Mark Peploe (24 February 1943 – 18 June 2025) was an English screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of Clare Peploe, and the brother-in-law of director Bernardo Bertolucci.
Early life and career Mark Peploe was born in Nairobi on 24 February 1943. His paternal grandfather was the renowned Scottish painter Samuel John Peploe (S. J. Peploe), and his maternal great-great-grandfather was the German sculptor Adolf 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.
He started making documentaries, but turned to writing scripts. He wrote the screenplay for the 1975 film The Passenger. He went on to write High Season (1987) with his sister Clare, as well as The Last Emperor (1987) with Bernardo Bertolucci. He won an Academy Award in the best adapted screenplay category for the latter. Peploe also helped write The Sheltering Sky (1990) and Little Buddha (1993), both directed by Bertolucci.
Personal life and death Peploe's partner was art historian Alina Payne. Prior to that, he was married to costume designer Louise Stjernsward, with whom he had a daughter, Lola.
Peploe died in Florence, Italy on 18 June 2025, at the age of 82.Lola Peploe on Instagram: "Gone Returned to the source After a long journey on 18.06.25 @ 20.10 Mark Alexis More Peploe Has flown off into the Blue How terribly we will all miss you R.I.P"
Filmography
As Screenwriter
Year Title Director Notes 1972 The Pied Piper Jacques Demy Writing Credit with Andrew Birkin and Jacques Demy1975 The Passenger Michelangelo Antonioni Writing Credit with Michelangelo Antonioni and Peter Wollen Wanted: Babysitter René Clément Writing Credit with Nicola Badalucco, René Clément and Luciano Vincenzoni 1985 Samson and Delilah Self Short FilmWriting Credit with Frederick SeidelNominated - BAFTA Award for Best Short Film1987 High Season Clare Peploe Writing Credit with Clare Peploe The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci Writing Credit with Bernardo BertolucciAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayDavid di Donatello for Best ScriptNominated - 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 with Rudy Wurlitzer 1996 Victory Self Writing Credit with Frederick Seidel
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