Peter Halsten Thorkelson (Feb 13, 1942 - Feb 21, 2019 - age 77), better known as Peter Tork, was an American musician, songwriter and actor. He was born in Washington, D.C. and began studying piano at the age of nine, and showed an aptitude for music by learning to play several different instruments, including the banjo and acoustic and bass guitars. Tork attended E.O.Smith High School in Storrs, Connecticut. He then attended Carleton College but dropped out and moved to New York City