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ustinov: walter mitty at heart
The last of the Renaissance men. Peter Ustinov… Through the 1960′s and beyond, Peter Ustinov was almost frantically in demand. Like other television performers, he was gnawingly aware of how fast comic material could be used up, and he had … Continue reading
ustinov: sorry lot of stevedores
…In his work as mime, Peter Ustinov’s ear was constantly tuned to subtleties of accent and word usage. “The American language,” he said, “is still in the process of formation. It’s being added to every year by the influx of … Continue reading
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ustinov: four colonels in love
…Ustinov’s first major success was The Love of Four Colonels. It ran two years in London, had the longest run, 1300 performances, of any postwar play in France, and traveled to thirty countries. In this play, four colonels- an Englishman, … Continue reading
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Ustinov in the army: not combat ready.
…At nineteen Ustinov got a job at The Player’s Theatre, doing a comic skit called The Bishop of Limpopoland, which dealt with an Anglican bishop who had been to Africa so long that he couldn’t imagine anyone not being able … Continue reading