Dimensions
153 x 234 x 39mm
A new and authoritative biography of Peter Sellers, one of cinema's greatest comedians.
The world loves Sellers' characters - from the Goons to Chaunce the Gardener and the immortal Inspector Clouseau - and his anarchic comedy still packs a considerable cultural punch. Yet Sellers, who could mimic anyone and don any mask at will, was convinced that he was empty; that there was no personal substance beneath the characters he so readily assumed.
Ed Sikov has spoken to those who knew and worked with Sellers to write an in-depth account of his comic genius, from his stage debut to his early death at fifty-four. He reveals how Sellers used his creative craziness to stave off his demons, his public face hiding a sometimes tormented private life with four marriages (and three divorces), countless affairs, and drug and alcohol abuse.
Offering new insights into Sellers' life and career, 'Mr Strangelove' is a celebration of a man whose talent has earned him a lasting place in cinema history.
