Perspective: Peter Ustinov -wit, genius and nice guy; Chris Moncrieff looks at the career of the multi-lingual genius Sir Peter Ustinov.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England) | March 30, 2004 | Copyright

Byline: Chris Moncrieff

Sir Peter Ustinov, actor, director, producer, playwright, raconteur and a host of other things, who died in Switzerland at the weekend, was one of the most extraordinary theatrical figures of the 20th century.

This multi-lingual genius needed no prompting on television or on the platform. He would plunge effortlessly into a stream of often hilarious anecdotes, in half a dozen different languages, suitably embellished with bizarre mimicry, both physical and verbal.

He was plainly the most versatile and continuously brilliant ...

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