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[On John Cleese:] He sometimes seems to swat at his own thoughts as if they were bees.

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Penelope Gilliatt
Age: 61 †
Born: 1932
Born: March 25
Died: 1993
Died: May 9
Film Critic
Journalist
Librettist
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Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
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London
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