Peter Koper
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Peter Koper in Gili Meno, 2015
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| Born | 1947 Quakenbrück, Germany |
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| Nationality | Polish |
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| Education | Master of Arts, American University |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Writer and producer |
| Organization | Writers Guild of America, East |
| Home town | Pacific Grove, California |
| Spouse(s) | Gina Consoli Koper |
| Parent(s) | Antoni Koper and Sophie Maruiles Koper |
| Awards | Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Peter Stark Prize for Screenwriting |
Peter Koper (born 1947) is an American journalist, professor, screenwriter, and producer. He numbers among the original Dreamlanders, the group of actors and artists who worked with independent film maker John Waters on his early films. He has written for the Associated Press, the Baltimore Sun, American Film, Rolling Stone, and People. He worked as a staff writer and producer for America's Most Wanted, and has written television for the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, Paramount Television and Lorimar Television. Koper wrote and co-produced the cult movie Headless Body in Topless Bar, and wrote the screenplay for Island of the Dead. He has taught at the University of the District of Columbia, and Hofstra University.
Koper was born in 1947 in British-occupied Quakenbrück, Germany, to Polish resistance fighter Antoni Koper and Holocaust survivor Sophie Koper. In 1952, his family emigrated to the United States, living first in Pacific Grove, California. In 1958, the family relocated to Washington, D.C., where his father worked for the United States Information Agency.
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