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Peter Ustinov
This man was an absolute genius. I love the anecdote about his mother meeting Queen Mary he tells starting around 2:10 in this video. What a master of voices and facial expressions he was.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/11 03:16:50
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Brilliant man. Don't see anyone like that these days.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/11 03:37:09
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He was a great actor. Didn't know he had also passed away. Edit: Already in 2004 he left this visible realm it seems. I read that he was versatile, could speak several languages and even sang. Never heard him sing though.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/11 04:24:38
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Somehow I put Ustinov in the same cathegory as the late, great Charles Laughton. They were "different in a similar way".
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/11 09:59:13
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For some reason I think people occasionally get him mixed up with Michael Winner. I think it's a combination of the portly constitution and squinty eyes.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/11 10:44:02
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He was a true master of language. All British actors are required to learn an American accent, but most only manage one (and they always sound like Lyndon Johnson). Ustinov could do multiple regional American dialects and sound authentic enough to fool a native. But most English-speakers don't know that he was equally proficient in many other languages as well, and made films in German and Russian.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/12 10:15:11
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He also was a huge music lover. He did a documentary on Bach that was outstanding.
He has always delighted me.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/12 18:31:11
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John
He also was a huge music lover. He did a documentary on Bach that was outstanding.
He has always delighted me.
My favorite Ustinov moment was during an interview with either Johnny Carson or Dick Cavett (don't recall). He was relating an incident from his early school days. On a test, there was the question "Who was the greatest composer?". He answered "Bach". His test came back with the answer marked "Incorrect. It was Beethoven". The fact that he found that funny, when few in the audience would actually "get it" totally endeared him to me from that point on.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/13 10:18:49
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Hi,
Nice guy and funny ... not a great great actor, but enjoyable. I much prefer Alec Guiness myself and his immense cannon of roles ... but Mr. Ustinov is fine.
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Re: Peter Ustinov
2016/01/13 10:23:15
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Moshkito
Hi,
Nice guy and funny ... not a great great actor, but enjoyable. I much prefer Alec Guiness myself and his immense cannon of roles ... but Mr. Ustinov is fine.
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