[137] Sellers was especially anxious about successfully enacting the role of Kong and accurately affecting a Texan accent. "[21], With the outbreak of the Second World War, St. Aloysius College was evacuated to Cambridgeshire. Her maiden name was Anne Howe, while her professional name was Anne Hayes. Then I get together with the makeup man and we sort of transfer my drawings onto my face. Cohen was considered for the role of Sellers in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. [2] Biography [ edit] Early life (1925-1935) [ edit] His act, largely based on impressions, was well received, and he returned the following week. He and his closest friend at the time, Bryan Connon, both enjoyed listening to early radio comedy shows. Saved Sellers; My Garage; Messages; Collection beta; The eBay vault; Notification. [58] In 1954, Sellers was cast opposite Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley, Donald Pleasence and Eric Sykes in the British Lion Film Corporation comedy production, Orders Are Orders. He checked into the Dorchester hotel, before visiting Golders Green Crematorium for the first time to see the location of his parents' ashes. [216] So important was the voice as the starting point for character development, that Sellers would walk around London with a reel-to-reel tape recorder, recording voices to study at home. Elke Sommer Biography Elke Sommer, born Elke von Schletz, is a German-born actress, entertainer and artist, who has starred in many Hollywood films. Williams was considered to play Sellers in the HBO biopic but turned it down over scheduling conflicts, though Williams considered it an honour to be able to portray him. He was the complete contradiction. Sellers's wife at the time, Anne, afterwards commented, "I don't know to this day whether he had an affair with her. Legal Statement. [34] He was fired after one performance of a comedy routine in Peterborough; the headline act, Welsh vocalist Dorothy Squires, however, persuaded the management to reinstate him. The original script makes him out to be a complete idiot. [217] After a few lines in keeping with his assumed character, he stepped out of the role and settled down and, according to Parkinson himself, "was brilliant, giving the audience an astonishing display of his virtuosity". He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series. [164] Sellers followed this with the role of the perverted Austrian psychoanalyst Doctor Fritz Fassbender in Clive Donner's What's New Pussycat?, appearing alongside Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss and Ursula Andress. John Grierson believes that this was Sellers's breakthrough role on screen and credits this film with launching the film careers of both Sellers and Hancock. The first Goon Show[43] was broadcast on 28 May 1951. [3] Early in 1940, the family moved to the north Devon town of Ilfracombe, where Sellers's maternal uncle managed the Victoria Palace Theatre;[22] Sellers got his first job at the theatre, aged fifteen, starting as a caretaker. Three weeks into production in Italy, Sellers told director Robert Parrish to fire his wife, saying "I'm not coming back after lunch if that bitch is on the set". Daniels noticed his efforts and gave him practical instructions. [82] Sellers's last film of the fifties was The Battle of the Sexes; a comedy directed by Charles Crichton. As a result, by 1974 he agreed to accept salaries of 100,000 and 10 per cent of the gross to appear in TV productions and advertisements, well below the 1 million he had once commanded per film. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Satire and black humour were major features of many of his films, as they had been in his radio and record performances, and they had a strong influence on a number of later comedians. Julian Upton expressed the view that the strain behind the scenes began to manifest itself in the sluggish pace of the film, describing it as a "laboured, stunt-heavy hotchpotch of half-baked ideas and rehashed gags". Turner Classic Movies calls Sellers "one of the most accomplished comic actors of the late 20th century". [315], Selected works, based on award nominations. Although the bulk of his work was comedic, often parodying characters of authority such as military officers or policemen, he also performed in other film genres and roles. Edited for old feelA SHOT IN THE DARK full movie playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ_av3FeicnkNEwDYGQXdQ72TBpt_JKglI DON'T OWN "A SHOT IN THE. [36], Sellers wrote to the BBC in 1948, and was subsequently auditioned. [190] Upon its release in September 1967, The Bobo was poorly received. Originally intended as a private film, the eleven-minute short film The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film was screened at the 1959 Edinburgh and San Francisco film festivals. The bikini was actually of mink I was floored., HAPPY DAYS STAR ANSON WILLIAMS RE-RECORDS PUMP YOUR BLOOD TO IM GONNA WASH MY HANDS FOR CHILDREN, Peter Sellers Britt Eklund during happier times, circa 1964. English filmmakers the Boulting brothers described Sellers as "the greatest comic genius this country has produced since Charles Chaplin". [1], In his personal life, Sellers struggled with depression and insecurities. [39] On his playing of Clouseau, Sellers said: "I set out to play Clouseau with great dignity because I feel that he thinks he is probably one of the greatest detectives in the world. [127] The film was the first screenwriting and acting credit for Woody Allen, and featured Sellers in a love triangle. He is my ideal and my idol. [304] Will Ferrell considers Sellers to be an important influence on him, citing his "unique combination of being extremely subtle and over-the-top all at the same time. [266], Following Sellers's death, fellow actor Richard Attenborough said that Sellers "had the genius comparable to Chaplin",[267] while the Boulting brothers considered Sellers as "a man of enormous gifts; and these gifts he gave to the world. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Young Ones, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, The League of Gentlemen [and] Brass Eye. [59], "The first real film I made was The Ladykillers. [163] Sellers had been concerned that his heart attacks might have caused brain damage[162] and that he would be unable to remember his lines, but he was reassured that his memory and abilities were unimpaired after the experience of filming. When Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer), a parlormaid in the employ of Parisian plutocrat Benjamin Ballon (George Sanders), is accused of murdering her lover, Clouseau is assigned to the case. [135] According to some accounts, Sellers was also invited to play the part of General Buck Turgidson, but turned it down because it was too physically demanding. In the end, he called our agent and said, Come and pick her up. I knew that this time I could never go back.. [13] According to biographer Peter Evans, Sellers was fascinated, puzzled, and worried by religion from a young age,[14] particularly Catholicism; Roger Lewis believed that soon after entering Catholic school, Sellers "discovered he was a Jewhe was someone on the outside of the mysteries of faith". [34] In March 1948 Sellers gained a six-week run at the Windmill Theatre in London, which predominantly staged revue acts: he provided the comedy turns in between the nude shows on offer. [126] The film starred David Niven in the principal role, with two other actorsCapucine and Claudia Cardinalehaving more prominent roles than Sellers. [307] David Schwimmer is another whose approach was influenced by Sellers: "he could do anything, from Dr Strangelove to Inspector Clouseau. [168], On 20 January 1965, Sellers and Ekland announced the birth of a daughter, Victoria. Casino Royale (1967) In March 1976 Sellers began dating actress Lynne Frederick, whom he married on 18 February 1977. Born in Southsea, Portsmouth, Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. [138] Sellers soon showed signs of insecurity and paranoia; he would become highly anxious and jealous, for example, when Ekland starred opposite attractive men. [107], In 1962 Sellers played a retired British army general in John Guillermin's Waltz of the Toreadors, based on the play of the same name. [26], In September 1943, he joined the Royal Air Force, although it is unclear whether he volunteered or was conscripted;[27] his mother unsuccessfully tried to have him deferred on medical grounds. A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own. "[251], Sellers's last film was The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu, a comedic re-imagining of the eponymous adventure novels by Sax Rohmer; Sellers played both police inspector Nayland Smith and Fu Manchu, alongside Helen Mirren and David Tomlinson. [282] A feature of the characterisations undertaken by Sellers is that, regardless of how clumsy or idiotic they are, he ensured that they always retain their dignity. "[3] Sellers's fourth marriage to Frederick collapsed soon after. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . [116], Sellers's behaviour towards his family worsened in 1962; according to his son Michael, Sellers asked him and his sister Sarah "who we love more, our mother or him. [47] He proposed to her in April 1950[48] and the couple were married in London on 15 September 1951;[49] their son, Michael, was born on 2 April 1954,[50] and their daughter, Sarah, followed in 1958. [243] Sellers considered Chance's walking and voice the character's most important attributes, and in preparing for the role worked alone with a tape recorder or with his wife, and then with Ashby, to perfect the clear enunciation and flat delivery needed to reveal "the childlike mind behind the words". [208] In his private life, he had been seeing the twenty-three-year-old model Miranda Quarry. "[234] He refused to seek professional help for his mental issues. [173] Despite these conflicts, the script was praised for its wit. A lot. Elke Sommer's Age, Height, and Weight Elke Sommer has a height of 5 feet 6 inches and a weight of about 56 kg. [15] Later in his life, Sellers observed that while his father's faith was according to the Church of England, his mother was Jewish, "and Jews take the faith of their mother. [41] One evening, Sellers and Bentine visited the Hackney Empire, where Secombe was performing, and Bentine introduced Sellers to Spike Milligan. They mother you, they're great in bed, they're like a sister, they're there when you want to see them, they're not there when you don't. [130] Despite the views of the critics, the film was one of the top ten grossing films of the year. [h] Four adverts were scheduled, but only three were filmed as Sellers collapsed in Dublin, again with heart problems. [248] Additionally, Sellers was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 52nd Academy Awards[249] and the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the 34th British Academy Film Awards. [55] For Sellers, the BBC considers it had the effect of launching his career "on the road to stardom". [3] Sellers wanted to become a pilot, but his poor eyesight restricted him to ground staff duties. Vincent Canby of The New York Times said of Sellers in the film, "There is, too, something most winningly seedy about Mr. [274] Close friend Lord Snowdon read the twenty-third Psalm, Harry Secombe sang "Bread of Heaven" and the eulogy was read by David Niven. I'd cue Peter and he'd do all the radio personalities and chuck in a few voices of his own invention as well. Sellers was initially hesitant about taking on these divergent characters, but Kubrick prevailed. [42] The four would meet up at Grafton's public house near Victoria, owned by Jimmy Grafton, who was also a BBC script writer. The instrument greatly suited Sellers's temperament and artistic skills. [277], After his death, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer tried to continue with Romance of the Pink Panther and offered the role of Clouseau to Dudley Moore, who turned it down. A further agent's part was then written for Terence Cooper, to cover Sellers's departure. In 1949, Sellers started to date Anne Howe,[45][c] an Australian actress who lived in London. The production of the film was troublesome before filming started, with two directorsRichard Quine and John Avildsenfired before the script had been completed. [51] Sellers's introduction to film work came in 1950, where he dubbed the voice of Alfonso Bedoya in The Black Rose. The film was widely criticised for its slapstick cinematic adaption, and director Guillermin himself considered the film "amateurish". [297], Sellers and the Goons were also an influence on Peter Cook,[298] who described Sellers as "the best comic actor in the world". The pair tied the knot in 1964. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres. I thought a forgivable vanity would humanise him and make him kind of touching. "[236] He would make similar references throughout his life: when he appeared on The Muppet Show in 1978, a guest appearance that earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music,[237] he chose not to appear as himself, instead appearing in a variety of costumes and accents. [113] Kubrick had American jazz producer Norman Granz record portions of the script for Sellers to listen to, so he could study the voice and develop confidence, granting Sellers a free artistic licence. [250], In March 1980, Sellers asked his 15-year-old daughter Victoria what she thought about Being There: she reported later that "I said yes, I thought it was great. But then I said, 'You looked like a little fat old man'. BATMAN STAR BURT WARD SAYS WAKING UP EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE MOST WONDERFUL COUNTRY IS 'A GIFT, English comic actor Peter Sellers marrying Swedish actress Britt Ekland at Guildford Register Office, England, 1964. [30] [267], Author Aaron Sultanik observed that in Sellers's early films, such as I'm All Right Jack, he displays "deft, technical interpretations [that] pinpoint the mechanical nature of his comic characterization", which "reduces each of his characters to a series of gross, awkward tics". As a result, he made his television debut on 18 March 1948 in New To You. Sellers was married four times and had three children from his first two marriages. "[96] There is uncertainty if the relationship was anything more than platonic: a number of people, including Spike Milligan, consider it an affair, while others, including Graham Stark, think it remained only a strong friendship. Edwards says of the actor's mental state at the time of The Pink Panther Strikes Again, "If you went to an asylum and you described the first inmate you saw, that's what Peter had become. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. The next thing I know I land in California, where Id never been before, with no clothes. $7.33 + $9.65 shipping. In the upcoming BBC special titled "Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy" airing on May 9, the actress described the British comic icon, who suffered from drug and alcohol addiction, as. m] ( listen); born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. Films demonstrating his artistic range include I'm All Right Jack (1959), Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (1962) and Dr. Strangelove (1964), What's New, Pussycat? Nobody does. The novel tells the story of a man ( Peter Sellers) who has to impersonate a king, whom he closely resembles, when the king is abducted by enemies on the eve of his coronation. He played three distinct leading roles: the elderly Grand Duchess, the ambitious Prime Minister and the innocent and clumsy farm boy selected to lead an invasion of the United States. I do a lot of drawings of the character I play. [192] Directors John and Roy Boulting considered that Sellers was "a deeply troubled man, distrustful, self-absorbed, ultimately self-destructive. Elke Sommer, Peter Fonda. Sarah, to keep the peace, said, 'I love you both equally'. The divorce was finalised on 18 December 1968, and Sellers's friend Spike Milligan sent Ekland a congratulatory telegram. He took me into the bedroom, which was all gold and white, and then next to it was a walk-in closet. He just said thats taken care of. "[15] According to Milligan, Sellers held a guilt complex about being Jewish and recalls that Sellers was once reduced to tears when he presented him with a candlestick from a synagogue for Christmas, believing the gesture to be an anti-Jewish slur. Elke Sommers has not been dating anyone as of May 2022. [32] On resuming his theatrical career, Sellers could get only sporadic work. [186] Ekland later stated that the marriage was "an atrocious sham" at this stage. He wasn't difficult about it, but he knew it". [189] Ekland served him with divorce papers shortly afterwards. [30] He also served in Germany and France after the war. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. [60], Sellers pursued a film career and took a number of small roles such as a police officer in John and Julie (1955). He had an enormous facility for finding really unusual, unique facets of the character he was playing". Hyams and Sommer separated but only divorced in 1991. [61] He accepted a larger part in the 1955 Alexander Mackendrick-directed Ealing comedy The Ladykillers in which he starred opposite his idol Alec Guinness, in addition to Herbert Lom and Cecil Parker. He appears as Hrundi V. Bakshi, a bungling Indian actor who accidentally receives an invitation to a lavish Hollywood dinner party. [281], Vincent Canby of The New York Times said of the Pink Panther films "I'm not sure why Mr. [279][280], "I start with the voice. [218] In 1974, Sellers again claimed to have communicated with the long-dead music hall comic Dan Leno, who advised him to return to the role of Clouseau. [131] The role earned Sellers a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 22nd Golden Globe Awards,[132] and for a Best British Actor award at the 18th British Academy Film Awards.[133]. They were married on 29 August 1993 in Franconia. [171] Sellers attempted to have De Sica fired, causing tensions on the set. It was Sellers's only producing credit. The play later transferred to New York in December 2010. [23] He was steadily promoted, becoming a box office clerk, usher, assistant stage manager and lighting operator. [269] Sellers's friend and Goon Show colleague Spike Milligan was too upset to speak to the press at the time of Sellers's death,[270] while fellow Goon Harry Secombe said "I'm shattered. [111] Sellers later claimed that his relationship with Kubrick became one of the most rewarding of his career. Elke Sommer Wiki Biography. [293] In a 2005 poll to find "The Comedian's Comedian", Sellers was voted 14 in the list of the top 20 greatest comedians by fellow comics and comedy insiders. [245] The film earned Sellers a Best Actor award at the 51st National Board of Review Awards;[246] the London Critics Circle Film Awards Special Achievement Award, the Best Actor award at the 45th New York Film Critics Circle Awards;[247] and the Best Actor Musical or Comedy award at the 37th Golden Globe Awards. He became entranced with Minnelli and the couple became engaged three days later, despite Minnelli's current betrothal to Desi Arnaz, Jr., and Sellers still being married. [242][243] During filming, to remain in character, Sellers refused most interview requests and kept his distance from the other actors. When Kermit the Frog told Sellers he could relax and be himself, Sellers replied: But that, you see, my dear Kermit, would be altogether impossible. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images). He was certifiable. [239] However, Philip French, for The Observer, was unimpressed by the film, describing it as "a mess of porridge" and stating that "Sellers reveals that he cannot draw the line between the sincere and the sentimental". 1979 Press Photo "The Prisoner of Zenda" Peter Sellers ,Elke Sommer,L Frederic. The man you play begins to exist. [274], Although Sellers was reportedly in the process of excluding Frederick from his will a week before he died,[275] she inherited almost his entire estate worth an estimated 4.5 million (20.5 million in 2021 pounds)[125] while his children received 800 each[275] (3,649 in 2021 pounds). or redistributed. Two days after their first date, Ekland said Sellers called her and admitted he told the press they were getting married. [73] Guest later claimed that he had written and directed the film as a vehicle for Sellers, and thus had started Sellers's film career. Sellers passed away 1980 at age 54 from a massive heart attack. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [195] The film, a satire on human nature,[196] was in general viewed negatively by critics. He first worked as a drummer and toured around England as a member of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). [171] Sellers also became unhappy with his wife's performance, straining their relationship[172] and triggering open arguments during one of which Sellers threw a chair at Ekland. [125] Spike Milligan appealed to her on behalf of Sellers's three children, but she refused to increase the amount. [62] The Ladykillers was a success in both the UK and the US,[63] and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. [40], By the end of 1948, the BBC Third Programme began to broadcast the comedy series Third Division, which starred, among others, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Sellers. An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside the roles that he played. By the time we married [it] was probably little more than three weeks [later], she said. The 77-year-old alleged that Sellers would choose what she should wear and threatened her with divorce every Friday night and by Monday there would be a make-up lunch or present., He obviously suffered from or was bipolar, severely bipolar, Ekland claimed. She died within days, without Sellers having seen her. [157] On the night of 5 April 1964, prior to having sex with Ekland, Sellers inhaled amyl nitrites (poppers) as a sexual stimulant in his search for "the ultimate orgasm",[158] and suffered a series of eight heart attacks over the course of three hours as a result. [53] Against their wishes, they appeared under the name Crazy People. "[228] The film critic Elvis Mitchell said that Sellers was one of the few comic geniuses who was able to truly hide behind his characters, giving the audience no sense of what he was really like in real life. His character, according to Sellers's biographer Peter Evans, was "clearly an amalgam of Clouseau and the doctor in The Millionairess". Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Because his mother did not allow Sellers to go,[22] his formal education ended at fourteen. Together with writer William Peter Blatty, they turned the script into a Clouseau comedy, also adding Herbert Lom as Commissioner Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk as Cato. According to sources . [99] A follow-up single by the duo, "Bangers and Mash", reached number 22 in the UK chart. During filming, Sellers's relationship with Edwards became strained; the two would often stop speaking to each other during filming, communicating only by the passing of notes. [201] The film was seen as a small revival of his career. [5] Peg Sellers was related to the pugilist Daniel Mendoza (17641836), whom Sellers greatly revered, and whose engraving later hung in his office. [99] The songs were included on an album released by the couple, Peter & Sophia, which reached number five in the UK Albums Chart. Terry-Thomas later said that "my part was perfect, but Peter's was bloody awful. Director Sidney Gilliat Writers Bryan Forbes (screenplay) Kingsley Amis (novel "That Uncertain Feeling") Stars Peter Sellers Mai Zetterling Virginia Maskell By chance he ordered cockles for lunch and the smell brought back a memory of the seaside town of Morecambe: this gave him "the idea of a faded North Country accent and the suggestion of a scrappy moustache". [292] Sellers's friend and Goon Show colleague Spike Milligan said that Sellers "had one of the most glittering comic talents of his age",[3] while English filmmakers John and Roy Boulting noted that he was "the greatest comic genius this country has produced since Charles Chaplin". Sellers appeared in the film but was nominated in his capacity as the producer. [159] His illness forced him to withdraw from the filming of Kiss Me, Stupid and he was replaced by Ray Walston. "Manchu" will take its rightful place alongside such colossally ill-advised washouts as Tell Me Where It Hurts, The Bobo and The Prisoner of Zenda". [187] In the midst of filming The Bobo, Sellers's mother had a heart attack; Parrish asked Sellers if he wanted to visit her in hospital, but Sellers remained on set. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. The shows aired on Britain's new ITV channel. [110] Kubrick had seen Sellers in The Battle of the Sexes and listened to the album The Best of Sellers, and was impressed by the range of characters he could portray. [224] The film was shot on a budget of 3 million and earned $33 million at the box office upon release in May 1975, reinvigorating Sellers's career as an A-list film star and restoring his millionaire status. All rights reserved. Click to enlarge. In fact, Ekland said when she re-read her diaries, she saw the repeated use of the Swedish word for fight. And she vividly remembered one incident that occurred in Rome after they were harassed by paparazzi. During their separation, she had a relationship with Thom Bohla. [52] He continued to work with Bentine, Milligan, and Secombe. He just went on and on, she said. Everywhere you went, the fact that Peter had died seemed like an umbrella over everything". Sellers portrayed Sir Guy Grand, an eccentric billionaire who plays elaborate practical jokes on people. [24] Spike Milligan later noted that Sellers was very proficient on the drums and might have remained a jazz drummer, had he lacked his skills in mimicry and improvisation. After the voice comes the looks of the man. [147] For his performance in all three roles, Sellers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor at the 37th Academy Awards,[148] and the Best British Actor award at the 18th British Academy Film Awards. He was prone to laziness, but his natural talents shielded him from criticism by his teachers. He had a gift for improvising dialogue. [117] At the end of 1962, his marriage to Anne broke down. ", Sellers on studying Sir Alec Guinness during filming The Ladykillers. [79][80] Produced by George Martin and released on Parlophone,[81] the album reached number three in the UK Albums Chart;[82] The same year, Sellers made his first film with John and Roy Boulting in Carlton-Browne of the F.O., a comedy in which he played a supporting role for the film's lead, Terry-Thomas. [184] The day before the investiture at Buckingham Palace, Sellers and Ekland argued, with Ekland scratching his face in the process; Sellers had a make-up artist cover the marks. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, [140] Kubrick then re-cast Slim Pickens as Kong. Wesley/Getty Images. [268] Director Blake Edwards thought that "Peter was brilliant. Sellers was not interested in the role until he learned that Sophia Loren would be his co-star. It's as if filmgoers are kept one fall ahead of him. [82] That year he also appeared in Never Let Go (1960) playing a straight villain part. [200] Andrew Spicer, writing for the British Film Institute's Screenonline, considers that although Sellers favoured playing romantic roles, he "was always more successful in parts that sent up his own vanities and pretensions, as with the TV presenter and narcissistic lothario" he played in There's a Girl in My Soup. [3][225] The film earned Sellers a nomination for the Best Actor Musical or Comedy award at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards. When he was told he could come on as someone else, he appeared dressed as a member of the Gestapo. He died from a heart attack, aged 54, in 1980. A Shot in the Dark: Directed by Blake Edwards. Children, but she refused to increase the amount on 18 February 1977 repeated use of late... Was married Four times and had three children from his first two marriages his closest friend at the time Bryan! 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