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Peter Sellers: A Life in Character (Paperback)

by Spike Milligan (Foreword), Adrian Rigelsford (Author)

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Virgin Books; Reprint edition (Mar 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0753502704
ISBN-13: 978-0753502709
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 x 1.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Between his birth in 1925 and death from a heart attack in 1980, Peter Sellers left an indelible mark on the history of comedy. Peter Sellers: A Life in Character details his extraordinary career from his first stage appearance as a babe in arms, his early days in show business and the classic radio era, to the heights of Hollywood stardom. It is packed with stories and anecdotes from those who knew and admired him, as well as interviews with Sellers himself. Fully illustrated with a unique collection of photographs, Peter Sellers - A Life in Character is an affectionate tribute to this great man, recapturing all those wonderful characters he brought to life. Above all it is intended to do what he did best ? make you laugh.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Life in Character AND a Life of Character, 8 May 2004

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'Peter Sellers - A Life in Character' provides a documented version of 'This is Your Life', thankfully, however, without Michael Aspel holding an oversized novelty red book and without the orchestra grinding out the predictable dirge that became its theme-tune.

The star of the show is Peter Sellers, a man who has had a career littered with appearances on stage, radio and film. However, having died twenty-four years ago it is no wonder that the memory of such a well-liked personality is fading slightly. This book therefore seeks not just to relive the highlights of his career, but, at times it seems, rather a day-by-day diary account!

Perhaps his most notable works which are still alive today would have to be 'The Goon Show' and the tales of Inspector Clouseau in search of the Pink Panther. Rather than focussing on these national favourites, however, the book tends to extend far too finely over other events which leads to a comprehensive catalogue of his life but lacks the detail that may be expected.

Nevertheless, anecdotes provided by Spike Milligan and others close to Sellers attempt to construct the life behind the raincoat, hat, moustache and magnifying glass - unfortunately it is without much avail. For Sellers expressed himself that he was only happy when he could hide in character, and his ability to do so is demonstrated impeccably in performing three differing characters in one film!

Despite having some very insightful material, this book often merely mentions events in passing and rarely contributes specifics. It does have an array of photographs which are interspersed with the text, but unfortunately the relevance of some of them is questionable.

As The Pink Panther films are still widely viewed on television today this book is well-worth a glance; but if it is an in-depth analysis of such films that you want look somewhere else. Perhaps modern celebrities should give it a quick read too, since as Sellers was once booed off the stage it sends a stark reminder to the complacent actor that fame is fickle.

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