Peter Riva
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Peter Riva | |
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Born | John Peter Riva May 11, 1950 New York City, U.S. |
Known for | Round the World Flight Program |
Spouse |
Sandra Anne (m. 1972) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | William Riva Maria Riva |
Relatives | Marlene Dietrich (grandmother) J. Michael Riva (brother) |
Peter Riva (born May 11, 1950) is an American literary agent and producer. He managed Voyager's "Round the World Flight Program" in 1985. He also produced the United Nations' event "Only One Earth" (1990), for which he won a Telly Award.
Early life
John Peter Riva was born on May 11, 1950, in Manhattan to William Riva, a Broadway and TV set designer, and Maria Riva, the only child of Marlene Dietrich, who was an early TV star (for William S. Paley, CBS) and Broadway actress.[1] His older brother J. Michael Riva, a production designer, died in 2012[2] and he has two younger brothers.[3]
Riva attended the prep school
Career
Riva is the co-founder of International Transactions, Inc., a literary agency. Riva has worked as a literary agent with his wife Sandra Anne since 1972..
From the early 1970s to the early 1980s he licensed toys and games for companies including Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Witt-Thomas-Harris.[4]
Riva has produced over ten television documentaries, including the ABC With Peter Beard in Africa (1988) and BBC/PBS "The Voyager Story" (1987). He was a co-producer on White Mountain Film's "In the Blood" (Africa, 1987).
He produced the United Nations' Headquarter event "Only One Earth" (1990), broadcast to 1.1 billion people. The footage showed negotiations for the first global environmental treaty between the US and USSR.[6]
He produced two expeditions: The Rio Roosevelt Expedition (Amazon, 1992) and the Livingston Expedition (Africa, 1995). In 1995, along with his partner Bertram van Munster, he created and produced the television series Wild Things, 78 one-hour reality TV episodes.[7] He was co-executive producer on a number of projects including Jim Kohlberg's Home in the Morning based on the book by Mary Glickman.[8]
In the 1980s Riva produced over a dozen art exhibits. He produced "Sightseeing, A Panorama From Space," an art photographic exhibit. The project was conceived in 1982 with the help of
In 1984 he was asked to advise, and in 1985 took over as de facto project manager, for the Voyager 'Round the World Flight program. The Voyager completed the first nonstop circumnavigation of the globe on December 14, 1986. In 1986 Riva arranged for the Voyager aircraft to be permanently displayed in the National Air & Space Museum.[9]
In 1993 he arranged for the Marlene Dietrich Collection to be displayed permanently in Berlin at the
He is on the board of the FilmMuseum Berlin (part of the Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin), advised the
Personal life
Riva and his wife, Sandra Anne, met in Spain when they were 13 and married at the age of 22 in London. They have two sons.
Awards
- Honorary Citizen of Arles, France, 1985
- Teddy Award, National Outdoor Travel Film Festival, 1988
- Telly Award, 1991
References
- ^ London Times. December 13, 1972.
- ^ Dickey, Josh L.; Sneider, Jeff (2012-06-07). "'Django' prod'n designer Riva dies at 63". Variety. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ a b "Marlene Dietrich - interview with Grandson Peter Riva". Icons Radio. August 19, 2007. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ a b c "Peter Riva: Interview on how to publish a book". How To Publish a Book. Retrieved 2012-01-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Peter Beard: African Dreamer". Vanity Fair. November 1996. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- Advertising Age. April 1991.
- ^ "Paramount TV production of "WildThings" tv show, Created by Peter Riva & Bertram van Munster". Variety. February 1999.
- MediaBistro. Retrieved 2012-01-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Voyager Around the World Flight Collection, 1986-1987". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "Marlene Dietrich Exhibit 1996- (today)". Film Museum Berlin, Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin, Germany.
External links
- Peter Riva at IMDb
- Peter Riva at Publishers Marketplace
- Peter Riva at Scribd