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Peter Ustinov Portrait Photo, hand signed, in original-cover from Paris, 1972.
5,1 x 7,2 inches (12,8 x 18,3 cm). Fine condition.
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (1921 –2004), was an English actor, writer and dramatist.
He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humorist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter.
A noted wit and raconteur, he was, for much of his career, a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits, as well as a respected intellectual and diplomat who, in addition to his various academic posts, served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement.
Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards, as well the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He displayed a unique cultural versatility that has frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance Man.
After his death in 2004 Durham University renamed its Graduate Society as Ustinov College to show significant contributions Sir Peter Ustinov made while serving as the Chancellor in 1992-2004.
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