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|  #1 Posted on 29.3.04 1011.29
Reposted on: 29.3.11 1012.34 | Click Here (news.bbc.co.uk)
While he hasn't done much lately, he was one of my favourite actors when I was a kid. I think he was the best Hercule Poirot on film -- I just watched Death on the Nile again last week and he was great. And as the Beeb says: he was a well-known raconteur. And I love any and all raconteurs.
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| #2 Posted on 29.3.04 1743.01
Reposted on: 29.3.11 1743.05 | Sad news. Sir Peter was a class act and a genuine talent. He was my favourite Poirot, as well. And as a raconteur, he was always one of the best interviews in show business.
Here's one for his fans:
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|  #3 Posted on 29.3.04 1746.13
Reposted on: 29.3.11 1750.28 | | I just finished writing a paper about his performance as King Lear at Stratford in 1979-80. RIP, Mr. Ustinov | | ALL ORIGINAL POSTS IN THIS THREAD ARE NOW AVAILABLE |
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