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I'm Rally of Unionist Separist Extremes, sometimes known as the R.U.S.E. … It's the party at present in power.

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Peter Ustinov
Age: 82 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 16
Died: 2004
Died: March 28
Actor
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Comedian
Film Director
Film Producer
Playwright
Screenwriter
Television Actor
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Camden
England
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov
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