Background
Shaw was born on 24 June 1918 in Reading, England, he began his career in front of the screen following World World War II, and later found success as a studio executive.
Shaw was born on 24 June 1918 in Reading, England, he began his career in front of the screen following World World War II, and later found success as a studio executive.
Shaw served in the British army during the second World War. He was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the Charles Feldman Agency in the late 1940s. Shaw apprenticed with agent Paul Small, leading to an executive position at the studio and later a career with the William Morris Agency where he represented Katharine Hepburn and Robert Mitchum, among others
He returned to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as assistant head of production in 1964 and then re-joined the William Morris Agency as an international business manager.
Shaw launched Corymore s in 1987. Peter Shaw died of heart failure in his Los Angeles home on January 29, 2003.
He was 84.