Peter P Shaw

Peter P Shaw was born Peter Pullen and changed his surname to Shaw when he began his career in front of the screen following the Second World War. He later found success as a studio executive. Peter 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 MGM as assistant head of production in 1964 and then rejoined the William Morris Agency as an international business manager. Shaw launched Corymore Productions in 1987. He later produced Murder, She Wrote with his two sons at Universal Studios, in addition to other made-for-television features. After an early marriage, which produced a son, David, Peter married actress Angela Lansbury in 1949. They had two children, Anthony Peter - sometimes recorded as Peter "Pullen" - Shaw (born 7 January 1952) and Deirdre Angela Shaw (born 26 April 1953). Peter was a Major in the British Army and a veteran of World War II.