Editing Peter Weir (section)

==Early life and education==
Peter Lindsay Weir was born in Sydney, in 1944, the son of Peggy (née Barnsley Sutton) and Lindsay Weir, a real estate agent.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Peter-Weir.html|title=Peter Weir Biography (1944–)|website= Film Reference| quote=...born August 8 (some sources cite June 21), 1944...}}</ref> Weir attended [[The Scots College]] and [[Vaucluse High School|Vaucluse Boys High School]] before studying arts and law at the [[University of Sydney]]. His interest in film was sparked by him meeting fellow students, including [[Phillip Noyce]] and the future members of the Sydney filmmaking collective [[Ubu Films]].<ref name=weir>{{cite web|last=Sutherland|first=Romy|url=https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/weir/|title=Weir, Peter – Senses of Cinema|website=[[Senses of Cinema]]|date=February 2005}}</ref>