Peter Wollen

Peter Wollen
Born(1938-06-29)29 June 1938
London, UK
Died17 December 2019(2019-12-17) (aged 81)
Haslemere, Surrey, UK
Other namesLee Russell
Spouses
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(m. 1968; div. 1993)​
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(m. 1993⁠–⁠2019)​
PartnerLaura Mulvey
Academic background
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineFilm studies and media studies
InstitutionsBrown University
New York University
Northwestern University
University of California, Los Angeles
Notable worksSigns and Meaning in the Cinema

Peter Wollen (29 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was a film theorist and filmmaker. He studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. Both political journalist and film theorist, Wollen's Signs and Meaning in the Cinema (1969) helped to transform the discipline of film studies by incorporating the methodology of structuralism and semiotics.[1] He taught film at a number of universities and was Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles at the time of his retirement from academe in 2005.[2][3]

  1. ^ Miller, Henry K. (20 December 2019). "Peter Wollen obituary: the maven of British film theory". British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (26 December 2019). "Peter Wollen, Who Wrote a Film Theory Bible, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ Christie, Ian (8 January 2020). "Peter Wollen obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 January 2020.