[citation needed] Peter Brook was born in Scholes, Holme Valley, West Yorkshire to farmer parents.
[1] He was educated at Goldsmith's College where he studied to become a teacher while he attended evening drawing classes and visited art galleries.
[2] His work caught the eye of many celebrities of the day including Rodney Bewes, Frank Windsor, Tom Courtenay and others.
His most famous collector was Yorkshire-born Hollywood star James Mason, who purchased more than 20 of Brook's original paintings.
[citation needed] Brook achieved significant commercial success before his death, but remained a modest and private man.