Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
From the wings, the vaudeville comedian strode onstage, cradling a three-week-old baby. "I may have in my arms," he told his audience, "the future Prime Minister of Mirth."
For the next 54 years after that carry-on part, Peter Sellers strove for the role. When he died of a heart attack last week in London, he was still officially untitled, but he had more than earned his royal mirthright. In a career that spanned four decades, Sellers played a German scientist, an R.A.F. officer and the President of the U.S. in Dr....
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