Peter Whitehead was born in Shanghai in 1922 then relocated to the UK as a child. At the age of 14 he made his own way by sea to Australia, where he worked on farms as a labourer and horse breaker. He served in the Australian army and air force during the Second World War and then went on to live a richly varied life in Africa as a colonial officer, game ranger, big game hunter, rancher and animal wrangler for films. He now lives in New Zealand.
