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Peter Jackson was born as an only child in a small coast-side town in New Zealand in 1961. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8 movie camera (because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos), the then eight-year-old Peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with his friends. They were usually...
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RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
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Jackson also played a role as Jock in Wurzel Gummidge down under Bulbus Cauliflower See more »Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 14 Interviews | 24 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Sir Peter JacksonHeight:
5' 4¾" (1.65 m)
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(on the remake of King Kong (1976)): I was 15 when that film came out. I took the day off school, went into Wellington and was first in line to see it. It was a disappointment because I wanted it to have stop-motion animation, dinosaurs and the Empire State Building. I didn't like the updating of it, and it has dated very badly. I watched it again a year or so ago. I thought Jeff Bridges was ... See more »Trivia:
(January 27, 2011) Recovering in a Wellington, New Zealand hospital after undergoing emergency surgery to repair a perforated ulcer. See more »Trademark:
Enormous visual scope with emphasis on landscape See more »Nickname:
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