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I can never forgive God for having invented the French

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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
Television Presenter
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Camden
England
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov
Invented
French
Forgive
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Never

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