Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers ( – )
Biography and Movie Career
Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers on September 8, , in Southsea, Portsmouth, England, to Agnes Doreen "Peg" (née Marks) and William "Bill" Sellers. His parents were vaudeville entertainers, and young Peter was exposed to the world of performance from an early age. The family’s constant touring lifestyle meant that Sellers did not have a stable home life, which profoundly influenced his personality and later work. He was particularly close to his mother, who encouraged his interest in entertainment.
Path Towards Success: During World War II, Sellers joined the Royal Air Force, where he was part of the entertainment division, performing for the troops. This experience solidified his passion for acting and comedy. After the war, he found work on BBC Radio, where he became a key member of the groundbreaking comedy program "The Goon Show" (). Sellers' ability to create and voice a wide array of characters made him a standout performer and brought him considerable acclaim.
Rise to Fame in Film: Peter Sellers transitioned to film in the s, making a n
Peter Sellers and his Four Wives
but not in that order, and not all by those names.
In , Sellers married Anne Howe, an Australian actress who was working in London under the name Anne Hayes. They had two children &#; Michael (born ) and Sarah (born ) &#; but divorced in The alleged cause of the breakdown was that Sellers fell in love with Sophia Loren while they were filming The Millionairess together.
Nothing came of Sellers's alleged love for Sophia Loren; but in he met the Swedish actress Britt Ekland, and they married ten days later. They had one daughter: Victoria, born in Britt Ekland famously went on to have a relationship with Rod Stewart, after they were introduced by Joan Collins. Her best remembered acting role is probably that of Bond girl Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun (). She was allegedly portrayed in Stewart's song You're In My Heart () as "the big–bosomed lady with the Dutch accent, [who] tried to change my point of view".
It was shortly after his marriage to Ekland that Peter Sellers suffered his first heart attack. In fact he was said to have suffered a series of eight, over the course of three hours, r
Who were Peter Sellers’ wives? Anne Howe, Miranda Macmillan, Lynne Frederick and Britt Ekland
PETER SELLERS was as famed for his romantic relationships as his glittering on-screen career.
But who did the celebrated comic actor marry, and do any of them feature in new BBC documentary, A State Of Comic Ecstasy, airing tonight?
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Peter had a colourful love life and was known for his eccentric - even abusive - behaviours when it came to his romantic relationships.
He married four times, first to Anne Howe, then Britt Ekland, followed by Miranda Macmillan and finally Lynne Frederick.
His first marriage was his longest.
Peter and Anne met while she was studying to be an actress at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Together they had two children, and when the relationship was on the rocks Peter would wake his children at night and manically ask them who they'd prefer to live with should there be a divorce.
He'd start raging if they replied that they would prefer to stay with their mum.
It's rumoured that the marriage broke down because Peter fell in love with Sophia Loren, another actress.
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Britt was his second wife and this marriage was perhap
Master impressionist Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers on September 8, in Southsea, Hampshire, England. His parents, Agnes (Peg) and Bill Sellers, called him Peter in memory of his stillborn older brother. Sellers’ parents were vaudeville entertainers, and at two days old, Sellers was carried onto the stage at King’s Theatre. He spent his childhood traveling the vaudeville circuit, where he gained a fondness for entertaining and a desire to succeed beyond the realm of vaudeville.
As a youth, Sellers attended Miss Whitney’s School of Dancing in Southsea and Madame Vacani’s Dancing Classes in London before enrolling in St Aloysius’ Boarding and Day School for Boys. In the early s, Sellers played the drums with touring jazz bands and also learned to play the banjo and ukulele. Just after his 18th birthday, Sellers was drafted into the British Royal Air Force. He became an official RAF concert entertainer, and between and , Sellers spent his free time performing comedy sketches and playing the drums for the other servicemen.
After returning home from the war, Sellers pursued a position with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). By , he had taken part in a few mode
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