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104-492: Jennie E. Wustum, widow of Charles A. Wustum, died on December 3, 1938, and left their house, property and a small trust fund to the City of Racine, Wisconsin, for the creation of a public art museum and park. The 12-acre (0.049 km) property was on the edge of town, across the street from the J & W Horlicks malted milk factory. The Italianate mansion was of brick construction with a cupola on top. A city ordinance creating

208-616: A chief petty officer in Val Guest 's Up the Creek . Guest later claimed that he had written and directed the film as a vehicle for Sellers and thus had started Sellers' film career. To practise his voice, Sellers purchased a reel-to-reel tape recorder. The film received critical acclaim in the United States and Roger Lewis viewed it as an important practice ground for Sellers. Next, Sellers featured with Terry-Thomas as one of

312-559: A "cheeky young sod" for his efforts, but gave him an audition. This led to his brief appearance on 1 July 1948 on ShowTime and subsequently to work on Ray's a Laugh with comedian Ted Ray . In October 1948, Sellers was a regular radio performer, appearing in Starlight Hour , The Gang Show , Henry Hall's Guest Night and It's Fine To Be Young . By the end of 1948, the BBC Third Programme began to broadcast

416-492: A "flawless sense of mistiming" in a performance that was "one of the most delicate studies in accident-proneness since the silents". Despite the views of the critics, the film was one of the top ten grossing films of the year. The role earned Sellers a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 22nd Golden Globe Awards , and for a Best British Actor award at

520-421: A $ 1 million contract for the film ($ 9,100,000 in 2023 dollars). Seven screenwriters worked on the project, and filming was chaotic. To make matters worse, according to Ekland, Sellers was "so insecure, he won't trust anyone". A poor working relationship quickly developed between Sellers and Welles: Sellers eventually demanded that the two should not share the same set. Sellers left the film before his part

624-731: A Swedish actress who had arrived in London to film Guns at Batasi . On 19 February 1964, just ten days after their first meeting, the couple married. Sellers soon showed signs of insecurity and paranoia; he would become highly anxious and jealous, for example, when Ekland starred opposite attractive men. Shortly after the wedding, Sellers started filming on location in Twentynine Palms, California , for Billy Wilder 's Kiss Me, Stupid , opposite Dean Martin and Kim Novak . The relationship between Wilder and Sellers became strained; both had different approaches to work and often clashed as

728-501: A chance meeting with a North American Indian spirit guide in the 1950s Sellers became convinced that the music hall comedian Dan Leno , who had died in 1904, haunted him and guided his career and life-decisions. Sellers was a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats , the exclusive theatrical fraternity founded by Leno in 1890. In 1958 Sellers starred with David Tomlinson , Wilfrid Hyde-White , David Lodge and Lionel Jeffries as

832-590: A collection of comic songs and sketches, among them Balham - Gateway to the South , where Sellers plays a variety of comic characters. Produced by George Martin and released on Parlophone , the album reached number three in the UK Albums Chart ; The same year, Sellers made his first film with John and Roy Boulting in Carlton-Browne of the F.O. , a comedy in which he played a supporting role for

936-547: A complete idiot. I think a forgivable vanity would humanize him and make him kind of touching. It's as if filmgoers are kept one fall ahead of him." —Sellers on portraying Clouseau. After his father's death in October 1962, Sellers decided to leave England and was approached by director Blake Edwards who offered him the role of Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther , after Peter Ustinov had backed out of

1040-532: A dietary supplement. Punjab, Bengal and Madras Presidencies became early adopters of Horlicks and many well-to-do Indians took to drinking Horlicks as a family drink in early 1940s and 1950s. It became a sort of status symbol in upper middle class Indians and rich classes. The first flavour available in India, as in Britain , was malt . India, where it has traditionally been marketed as The Great Family Nourisher ,

1144-694: A donation of 294 Works Progress Administration (WPA) artworks including textiles from the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, and paintings, photographs, and block prints from Wisconsin- and New York-based artists. Jerry, who was a supervisor for the WPA Art Program before joining the museum, arranged a 99-year lease for the collection which contained works by artists such as lithographer Mabel Dwight , painter Rufino Tamayo , and photographers Brett Weston and Bernice Abbott . The WPA works continue to be shown in occasional exhibitions,

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1248-551: A film career and took a number of small roles such as a police officer in John and Julie (1955). He accepted a larger part in the 1955 Alexander Mackendrick -directed Ealing comedy The Ladykillers in which he starred opposite his idol Alec Guinness , in addition to Herbert Lom and Cecil Parker . Sellers portrayed Harry Robinson, the Teddy Boy ; biographer Peter Evans considers this Sellers' first good role. The Ladykillers

1352-474: A free artistic licence. Sellers later claimed that his relationship with Kubrick became one of the most rewarding of his career. Writing in The Sunday Times , Dilys Powell commented that Sellers gave "a firework performance, funny, malicious, only once for a few seconds overreaching itself, and in the murder scene which is both prologue and epilogue achieving the macabre in comedy." Towards

1456-410: A heart attack; Parrish asked Sellers if he wanted to visit her in hospital, but Sellers remained on set. She died within days, without Sellers having seen her. He was deeply affected by her death and remorseful at not having returned to London to see her. Ekland served him with divorce papers shortly afterwards. The divorce was finalised on 18 December 1968, and Sellers' friend Spike Milligan sent Ekland

1560-522: A lot different from Harry Secombe." Sellers and Loren developed a close relationship during filming, culminating in Sellers declaring his love for her in front of his wife. Sellers also woke his son at night to ask, "Do you think I should divorce your mummy?" There is uncertainty if the relationship was anything more than platonic: a number of people, including Spike Milligan, consider it an affair, while others, including Graham Stark, think it remained only

1664-461: A lot. A lot. I suppose I feel mainly I need the help of a woman. I'm continually searching for this woman. They mother you, they're great in bed, they're like a sister, they're there when you want to see them, they're not there when you don't. I don't know where they are. Maybe they're around somewhere. I'll find one, one of these days." —Sellers on his need for women. Towards the end of filming, in early February 1964, Sellers met Britt Ekland ,

1768-605: A love triangle. Because of Sellers' poor health, producer Charles K. Feldman insured him at a cost of $ 360,000 ($ 3,500,000 in 2023 dollars). On 20 January 1965, Sellers and Ekland announced the birth of a daughter, Victoria . They moved to Rome in May to film After the Fox , an Anglo-Italian production in which they were both to appear. The film was directed by Vittorio De Sica , whose English Sellers struggled to understand. Sellers attempted to have De Sica fired, causing tensions on

1872-493: A make-up artist cover the marks. During his next film, The Bobo , which again co-starred Ekland, the couple's marital problems worsened. Three weeks into production in Italy, Sellers told director Robert Parrish to fire his wife, saying "I'm not coming back after lunch if that bitch is on the set". Ekland later stated that the marriage was "an atrocious sham" at this stage. In the midst of filming The Bobo , Sellers' mother had

1976-581: A member of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), which provided entertainment for British forces and factory workers during the war. Sellers also performed comedy routines at these concerts, including impersonations of George Formby , with Sellers accompanying his own singing on ukulele. In September 1943, he joined the Royal Air Force , although it is unclear whether he volunteered or

2080-634: A mixture of vitamins and minerals. The palm oil used is non-hydrogenated and certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil . The formulation may vary slightly depending upon the country. For instance, the Indian formulation does not contain oil, but does contain soy protein isolate. Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future serial was sponsored by Horlicks in 1952 and was aired Monday to Friday at 7:15 p.m. over Radio Luxembourg . In 1961, Horlicks ran

2184-670: A mug of the malt drink was consumed before bedtime. In the song "Goodness gracious me!", the doctor (played by Peter Sellers ) mentions night starvation as one of the many possible ailments that his wealthy Italian patient (played by Sophia Loren ) might be suffering from, when in fact the trouble is that they are both lovesick. It was then marketed as a nutritional supplement and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (Consumer Healthcare) in Australia , Bangladesh , Hong Kong , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Thailand , Singapore , Jamaica , Malaysia , New Zealand , South Africa , Sri Lanka , and

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2288-596: A pair of comic villains in George Pal 's Tom Thumb (1958), a musical fantasy film, opposite Russ Tamblyn , Jessie Matthews and Peter Butterworth . Terry-Thomas later said that "my part was perfect, but Peter's was bloody awful. He wasn't difficult about it, but he knew it". The performance was a landmark in Sellers' career and became his first contact with the Hollywood film industry. Sellers released his first studio album in 1958 called The Best of Sellers ;

2392-702: A premium variant of the malt drink (dubbed The Best Horlicks Ever ), and Horlicks Oats , the first breakfast cereal product under the Horlicks brand. In 2010, Horlicks accounted for 85% of the ₹ 23.06 billion (US$ 280 million) revenue of GlaxoSmithKline in India. In 2012 it was the most widely consumed packaged beverage in India, after bottled water . The biggest branding event is Horlicks Wizkids. This event started its way in 2003 and till now has reached approximately 25 million children in all India as well as in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. Ahaar Abhiyan

2496-417: A result. On the night of 5 April 1964, prior to having sex with Ekland, Sellers inhaled amyl nitrite ( poppers ) as a sexual stimulant in his search for "the ultimate orgasm ", and suffered a series of eight heart attacks over the course of three hours as a result. His illness forced him to withdraw from the filming of Kiss Me, Stupid and he was replaced by Ray Walston . Wilder was unsympathetic about

2600-630: A retired British army general in John Guillermin 's Waltz of the Toreadors , based on the play of the same name . The film was widely criticised for its slapstick cinematic adaption, and director Guillermin himself considered the film "amateurish". However, Sellers won the San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a BAFTA award nomination for his performance, and it

2704-526: A straight villain part. In 1961, Sellers made his directorial debut with Mr. Topaze , in which he also starred. The film was based on the Marcel Pagnol play Topaze . Sellers portrayed an ex-schoolmaster in a small French town who turns to a life of crime to obtain wealth. The film and Sellers' directorial abilities received unenthusiastic responses from the public and critics, and Sellers rarely referred to it again. The same year, he starred in

2808-402: A strong friendship. Sellers' wife at the time, Anne, afterwards commented, "I don't know to this day whether he had an affair with her. Nobody does." Roger Lewis observed that Sellers immersed himself completely in the characters he enacted during productions, that "He'd play a role as an Indian doctor, and for the next six months, he'd be an Indian in his real [daily] life." The film inspired

2912-612: A strong influence on a number of later comedians. Sellers was nominated three times for an Academy Award , twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor , for his performances in Dr. Strangelove and Being There , and once for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in I'm All Right Jack and

3016-508: A television advertising campaign that featured Scottish entertainer Billy Raymond and an actress. The theme of the advert was "Horlicks – the food drink of the night." Horlicks was the sponsor of the Lum and Abner Show from 1934 to 1937. Horlicks came to India with the British Army ; the end of World War I saw Indian soldiers of British Indian Army bringing it back with them as

3120-487: A television star with a talent for disguises in Mario Zampi 's offbeat black comedy The Naked Truth , opposite Terry-Thomas , Peggy Mount , Shirley Eaton and Dennis Price . Sellers' difficulties in getting his film career to take off and increasing problems in his personal life prompted him to seek periodic consultations with astrologer Maurice Woodruff , who held considerable sway over his later career. After

3224-547: A trial tape entitled The Goons , and sent it to the BBC producer Pat Dixon, who eventually accepted it. The first Goon Show was broadcast on 28 May 1951. Against their wishes, they appeared under the name Crazy People . Sellers appeared until the last programme of the ten-series run, broadcast on 28 January 1960. Sellers played four main characters— Major Bloodnok , Hercules Grytpype-Thynne , Bluebottle and Henry Crun —and seventeen minor ones. Starting with 370,000 listeners,

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3328-424: Is a British sweet malted milk hot drink powder developed by founders James and William Horlick . It was first sold as "Horlick's Infant and Invalids Food", soon adding "aged and travellers" to their label. In the early 20th century, it was sold as a powdered meal replacement drink mix. 'Night starvation' was a fictitious condition invented by Horlicks as an advertising gimmick that was supposedly relieved if

3432-535: Is a Horlicks initiative to increase malnutrition-related awareness amongst mothers, families and communities. With the sale of every bottle of Horlicks, the company contributes ₹1 towards the initiative. The campaign attempts to raise awareness about proper nutrition amongst mothers of children aged between 3 and 6 years. Horlicks Wizkids is an interschool cultural and literary competition for children from class 1 to 12. The competition attracts students from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. With more than 30 events in

3536-414: Is also available in cherry bakewell , banoffee pie and apple pie flavours. In addition, a 'nourishing shakes' range (requiring milk) includes products claiming to help with a healthy body, healthy gut, or healthy sleep. GlaxoSmithKline attempted a rebrand of the product in 2004 for younger consumers by redesigning the packaging and publicising its consumption at a number of trendy London venues such as

3640-578: Is also available in 1.5 kg refill packs. "Taller, stronger, sharper" is its slogan. Besides its use as a hot drink prepared with hot milk, Horlicks is also a popular ingredient in "honey and Horlicks" milkshakes in South Africa. In the United Kingdom, Horlicks is produced by Aimia Foods. It is available in original (prepared with hot milk), instant (prepared with hot water), chocolate (prepared with hot water), and vegan. A 'pudding range'

3744-466: Is commonly consumed as a drink near bedtime, and is marketed as an evening drink; in contrast, it has been marketed as a breakfast drink in India where it is far more popular. The main ingredient in the United Kingdom formulation is a mixture of wheat flour and malted wheat (46%), followed by malted barley (26%). As of 2019, the other ingredients include dried whey, calcium carbonate, dried skimmed milk, sugar, palm oil , salt, Anti-Caking Agent (E551), and

3848-529: Is made with warm milk, and ice is added to it if a cold drink is desired. In some Southeast Asian countries, such as the Philippines and Malaysia, Horlicks was also sold as milky-chocolate-flavoured discs in paper packets, which were then eaten as candy. Horlicks remains popular in Malaysia and Singapore where it packed under licence from SmithKline Beecham and sold in large glass and tin containers. It

3952-680: Is regarded as being on par with that of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton , according to biographer Peter Evans. Although the Clouseau character was in the script, Sellers created the personality, devising the costume, accent, make-up, moustache and trench coat. The Pink Panther was released in the UK in January 1964 and received a mixed reception from the critics, although Penelope Gilliatt , writing in The Observer , remarked that Sellers had

4056-447: Is the largest market for Horlicks. The Indian formulation for Horlicks is slightly different from that used in most other countries, as there it is manufactured from buffalo milk rather than cows milk. In 2003, the brand underwent a revamp which led to the introduction of new flavours such as vanilla, toffee, chocolate, honey, and elaichi ( cardamom ). The current line-up of flavours include original (malt), chocolate and elaichi. with

4160-464: The Pink Panther series (1963–1978). Sellers' versatility enabled him to portray a wide range of comic characters using different accents and guises, and he would often assume multiple roles within the same film, frequently with contrasting temperaments and styles. Satire and black humour were major features of many of his films, as they had been in his radio and record performances, and they had

4264-786: The 18th British Academy Film Awards . In 1963, Stanley Kubrick cast Sellers to appear in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb alongside George C. Scott , Sterling Hayden , Keenan Wynn and Slim Pickens . Sellers and Kubrick got along famously during the film's production and had the greatest of respect for each other, also sharing a love of photography. The director asked Sellers to play four roles: US President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove, US Air Force Major T. J. "King" Kong, and Group Captain Lionel Mandrake of

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4368-636: The Boulting brothers described Sellers as "the greatest comic genius this country has produced since Charles Chaplin ". Sellers was born on 8 September 1925 in Southsea , a suburb of Portsmouth . His parents were Yorkshire -born William "Bill" Sellers and Agnes Doreen "Peg" (née Marks). Both were variety entertainers; Peg was in the Ray Sisters troupe. Although he was christened Richard Henry, his parents called him Peter, after his elder brother, who

4472-685: The Groucho Club . The company also owned Horlicks Farms and Dairies, a cheese, dairy and cattle breeding station at "Hort Bridge", Ilminster, Somerset. (The cattle breeding centre provided an artificial insemination service to farmers). In 1958 it took over the Cheddar Valley Dairy, and by the early 1960s had retail rounds, depots, and shops at Burnham, Cheddar, Clevedon, Glastonbury, Nailsea, Taunton, and Weston-super-Mare. Peter Sellers Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers ; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980)

4576-613: The Sidney Gilliat -directed Only Two Can Play , a film based on the novel That Uncertain Feeling by Kingsley Amis . He was nominated for the Best British Actor award at the 16th British Academy Film Awards for his role as John Lewis, a frustrated Welsh librarian whose affections swing between the glamorous Liz ( Mai Zetterling ) and his long-suffering wife Jean ( Virginia Maskell ). In 1962, Sellers played

4680-531: The United Kingdom . It is now produced by the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever through its Indian division . Horlicks in the UK is currently owned by Aimia Foods. On 3 December 2018, Unilever announced they were buying Horlicks Indian business for US$ 3.8 billion. The Horlicks UK business had already been sold in 2017 to Aimia Foods, a UK-based subsidiary of Cott Corporation . In Britain, Horlicks

4784-571: The 32-year-old actor as a 68-year-old projectionist in Basil Dearden 's The Smallest Show on Earth , supporting Bill Travers , Virginia McKenna and Margaret Rutherford . The film was a commercial success and is now thought of as a minor classic of post-war British screen comedy. Following this, Sellers provided the growling voice of Winston Churchill to the BAFTA award-winning film The Man Who Never Was . Later in 1957 Sellers portrayed

4888-563: The Dark , an adaptation of a French play, L'Idiote by Marcel Achard . Sellers found the part and the director, Anatole Litvak , uninspiring; the producers brought in Blake Edwards to replace Litvak. Together with writer William Peter Blatty , they turned the script into a Clouseau comedy, also adding Herbert Lom as Commissioner Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk as Cato . During filming, Sellers' relationship with Edwards became strained;

4992-771: The George Martin-produced novelty hit single " Goodness Gracious Me ", with Sellers and Loren, which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart in November 1960. A follow-up single by the duo, "Bangers and Mash", reached number 22 in the UK chart. The songs were included on an album released by the couple, Peter & Sophia , which reached number five in the UK Albums Chart. That year he also appeared in Never Let Go (1960) playing

5096-482: The RAF. Sellers was initially hesitant about taking on these divergent characters, but Kubrick prevailed. According to some accounts, Sellers was also invited to play the part of General Buck Turgidson, but turned it down because it was too physically demanding. Kubrick later commented that the idea of having Sellers in so many of the film's key roles was that "everywhere you turn there is some version of Peter Sellers holding

5200-461: The United States. The film received high praise from critics. After completing I'm All Right Jack , Sellers returned to record a new series of The Goon Show . Over the course of two weekends, he took his 16mm cine-camera to Totteridge Lane in London and filmed himself, Spike Milligan, Mario Fabrizi , Leo McKern and Richard Lester . Originally intended as a private film, the eleven-minute short film The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

5304-654: The Wustum Museum and Park Commission was passed in 1940, and in 1941, the property became the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. The museum's grand opening was on November 16, 1941, and Sylvester Jerry was named the first director. The first exhibit was 96 paintings by Wisconsin artists, followed by a collection of contemporary lithographs from the Redfern Gallery in London, and watercolors by Midwestern artists. The museum's permanent collection began with

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5408-446: The colors of the limestone to show through during the day and were illuminated at night. The new building increased the museum's space from 15,500 to 40,000 sq ft (1,440 to 3,720 m) and included a sculpture garden, an art library, and large storefront windows used for displays. The interior of the building was gutted to create exhibition space including a double-height gallery for larger objects. The $ 6.5 million funding for

5512-551: The comedy series Third Division , which starred, among others, Harry Secombe , Michael Bentine and Sellers. One evening, Sellers and Bentine visited the Hackney Empire , where Secombe was performing, and Bentine introduced Sellers to Spike Milligan. The four would meet up at Grafton's public house near Victoria, owned by Jimmy Grafton , who was also a BBC script writer. The four comedians dubbed him KOGVOS (Keeper of Goons and Voice of Sanity) Grafton later edited some of

5616-477: The critic from The Guardian thought his portrayal of the RAF officer alone was, "worth the price of an admission ticket". For his performance in all three roles, Sellers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor at the 37th Academy Awards , and the Best British Actor award at the 18th British Academy Film Awards. Between November 1963 and February 1964, Sellers began filming A Shot in

5720-430: The crowd sang " For He's a Jolly Good Fellow ", which caused the infant to cry. The family constantly toured, causing much upheaval and unhappiness in the young Sellers' life. Sellers maintained a very close relationship with his mother, which his friend Spike Milligan later considered unhealthy for a grown man. Sellers' agent, Dennis Selinger, recalled his first meeting with Peg and Peter Sellers, noting that "Sellers

5824-508: The duration of his stay in Asia is unknown, and Sellers may have exaggerated its length. He also served in Germany and France after the war. According to David Lodge , who became friends with Sellers, he was "one of the best performers ever" on the drums and developed a fine ability to impersonate military officers during this period. In 1946, Sellers made his final show with ENSA starring in

5928-534: The earliest film to showcase Sellers' ability to portray a series of different characters within the same film, and he made another appearance opposite his Goons co-stars in the 1952 flop, Down Among the Z Men . In 1954, Sellers was cast opposite Sid James , Tony Hancock , Raymond Huntley , Donald Pleasence and Eric Sykes in the British Lion Film Corporation comedy production, Orders Are Orders . John Grierson believes that this

6032-556: The end of 1962, Sellers appeared in The Dock Brief , a legal satire directed by James Hill and co-starring Richard Attenborough . Sellers' behaviour towards his family worsened in 1962; according to his son Michael, Sellers asked him and his sister Sarah "who we love more, our mother or him. Sarah, to keep the peace, said, 'I love you both equally'. I said, 'No, I love my mum.'" This prompted Sellers to throw both children out, saying that he never wanted to see them again. At

6136-612: The end of 1962, his marriage to Anne broke down. In 1963, Sellers starred as gang leader "Pearly Gates" in Cliff Owen 's The Wrong Arm of the Law , followed by his portrayal of a vicar in Heavens Above! "I'll play Clouseau with great dignity, because he thinks of himself as one of the world's best detectives. Even when he comes a cropper, he must pick himself up with that notion intact. The original script makes him out to be

6240-406: The entertainment field, even suggesting that his son's talents were only enough to become a road sweeper, while Sellers' mother encouraged him continuously. While at St Aloysius College, Sellers began to develop his improvisational skills. He and his closest friend at the time, Bryan Connon, both enjoyed listening to early radio comedy shows. Connon remembers that "Peter got endless pleasure imitating

6344-618: The family moved to the north Devon town of Ilfracombe , where Sellers' maternal uncle managed the Victoria Palace Theatre; Sellers got his first job at the theatre, aged fifteen, starting as a caretaker. He was steadily promoted, becoming a box office clerk, usher, assistant stage manager and lighting operator. He was also offered some small acting parts. Working backstage gave him a chance to study actors such as Paul Scofield . He became close friends with Derek Altman, and together they launched Sellers' first stage act under

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6448-415: The fate of the world in his hands". Sellers was especially anxious about believably portraying Kong; he was unsure of his ability to speak in a Texan accent . Kubrick requested screenwriter Terry Southern to record in his natural accent a tape of Kong's lines. After practising with Southern's recording, Sellers got sufficient control of the accent, and started shooting the scenes in the aeroplane. After

6552-628: The field of arts, literature, painting and extra-curricular activities, Horlicks Wizkids is South Asia's largest interschool fiesta giving children an opportunity to showcase their talent on a global platform. The 2013 Edition of Horlicks Wizkids South Asia was held in Bangalore. It consisted of five days of rigorous training sessions, talent rounds, project presentations and other fun, learning and recreational activities. More than 100,000 students from over 1,200 schools participated. Five students from Vizag, Jaipur, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar earned

6656-527: The film's lead, Terry-Thomas. Before the release of that film, the Boultings, along with Sellers and Thomas in the cast, started filming I'm All Right Jack , which became the highest-grossing film at the British box office in 1960. In preparation for his role as Fred Kite, Sellers watched footage of union officials. The role earned him a BAFTA , and the critic for The Manchester Guardian believed it

6760-521: The film. Edwards later recalled his feelings as "desperately unhappy and ready to kill, but as fate would have it, I got Mr. Sellers instead of Mr. Ustinov—thank God!" Sellers accepted a fee of £90,000 (£900,000 in 2023 pounds) for five weeks' work on location in Rome and Cortina. The film starred David Niven in the principal role, with two other actors— Capucine and Claudia Cardinale —having more prominent roles than Sellers. However, Sellers' performance

6864-629: The first Goon Shows . In 1949, Sellers started to date Anne Howe, an Australian actress who lived in London. He proposed to her in April 1950 and the couple were married in London on 15 September 1951; their son, Michael , was born on 2 April 1954, and their daughter, Sarah, followed in 1958. Sellers' introduction to film work came in 1950, where he dubbed the voice of Alfonso Bedoya in The Black Rose . He continued to work with Bentine, Milligan, and Secombe. On 3 February 1951, they made

6968-416: The first day's shooting, Sellers sprained his ankle while leaving a restaurant and could no longer work in the cramped cockpit set. Kubrick then re-cast Slim Pickens as Kong. The three roles Sellers undertook were distinct, "variegated, complex and refined", and critic Alexander Walker considered that these roles "showed his genius at full stretch". Sellers played Muffley as a bland, placid intellectual in

7072-622: The heart attacks, saying that "you have to have a heart before you can have an attack". After some time recovering, Sellers returned to filming in October 1964, playing King of the Individualists alongside Ekland in A Carol for Another Christmas , a feature-length United Nations special broadcast in the United States on the ABC channel on 28 December 1964. Sellers had been concerned that his heart attacks might have caused brain damage and that he would be unable to remember his lines, but he

7176-472: The latest in 2017. In the 1980s, the museum began to focus on crafts by American artists. Karen Johnson Boyd was a major benefactor to the museum donating over 1750 items including 200 objects in 1991 that included works by Wendell Castle , Dale Chihuly , Lia Cook , Albert Paley , and Toshiko Takaezu . The high quality of these items encouraged donations from others collectors creating the largest collection of contemporary craft in North America. In 2000,

7280-457: The latest offering Horlicks Kesar Badaam added recently to the portfolio, providing a more specialized taste offering to the consumers. In recent years, there has been an increase in the scope of the brand in India. By pushing it to newer segments of the market, Horlicks has become an umbrella brand for a wide variety of products ranging from the flagship malt drink to instant noodles , confectionery and breakfast cereal . Special formulations of

7384-441: The malted drink for young children ( Junior Horlicks ), breast-feeding mothers ( Mother's Horlicks ), women ( Women's Horlicks ) and adults ( Lite Horlicks ) exist. Horlicks biscuits were first launched in 1993, and an energy bar was launched in 2009, named Horlicks NutriBar . Also in late 2009, Foodles , a brand of instant noodles, was launched under the Horlicks umbrella. This was followed in 2011 by launches of Horlicks Gold ,

7488-577: The management to reinstate him. Sellers also continued his drumming and was billed on his appearance at The Hippodrome in Aldershot as "Britain's answer to Gene Krupa ". In March 1948 Sellers gained a six-week run at the Windmill Theatre in London, which predominantly staged revue acts: he provided the comedy turns in between the nude shows on offer. Sellers wrote to the BBC in 1948, and

7592-485: The mould of Adlai Stevenson ; he played Mandrake as an unflappable Englishman; and Dr. Strangelove, a character influenced by pre-war German cinema, as a wheelchair-using fanatic. The critic for The Times wrote that the film includes, "three remarkable performances from Mr. Peter Sellers, masterly as the President, diverting as a revue-sketch ex-Nazi US Scientist ... and acceptable as an RAF officer," although

7696-471: The museum expanded into downtown Racine by moving into an historic building donated by the M&;I Bank of Racine. The renovation of the 1874 bank building, which was designed by Brininstool & Lynch of Chicago, involved the installation of a translucent acrylic shell around the upper two floors of the existing limestone building. The acrylic panels were 18 inches off the surface of the building; they allowed

7800-409: The name "Altman and Sellers", consisting of playing ukuleles , singing, and telling jokes. During his backstage theatre job, Sellers began practising on a set of drums that belonged to the band Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots. Daniels noticed his efforts and gave him practical instructions. The instrument greatly suited Sellers' temperament and artistic skills. Spike Milligan later noted that Sellers

7904-707: The pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris. He was posted back to England shortly afterwards to work at the Air Ministry , and demobilised later that year. On resuming his theatrical career, Sellers could get only sporadic work. He was dismissed after one performance of a comedy routine in Peterborough ; the headline act, Welsh vocalist Dorothy Squires , however, persuaded

8008-437: The part of a flamboyant American television playwright who was, according to Sellers, "a fantastic nightmare, part homosexual, part drug addict, part sadist". Kubrick encouraged Sellers to improvise and stated that he often reached a "state of comic ecstasy". Kubrick had American jazz producer Norman Granz record portions of the script for Sellers to listen to, so he could study the voice and develop confidence, granting Sellers

8112-590: The people in Monday Night at Eight . He had a gift for improvising dialogue. Sketches, too. I'd be the 'straight man', the 'feed', ... I'd cue Peter and he'd do all the radio personalities and chuck in a few voices of his own invention as well." With the outbreak of the Second World War , St. Aloysius College was evacuated to Cambridgeshire . Because his mother did not allow Sellers to go, his formal education ended at fourteen. Early in 1940,

8216-607: The renovation included a gift of $ 2.7 million from S.C. Johnson of Racine. Additional funds were used to upgrade the original museum which was retained for educational purposes and regional art displays. RAM's permanent collection features more than 9,500 artworks from internationally recognized artists such as Wendell Castle, Dale Chihuly, Lia Cook, Arline Fisch , Joel Philip Myers, Albert Paley, Toshiko Takaezu , and Claire Zeisler . 42°43′42″N 87°46′58″W  /  42.728282°N 87.782640°W  / 42.728282; -87.782640 J %26 W Horlicks Horlicks

8320-414: The roles that he played. His behaviour was often erratic and compulsive, and he frequently clashed with his directors and co-stars, especially in the mid-1970s, when his physical and mental health, together with his alcohol and drug problems, were at their worst. Sellers was married four times and had three children from his first two marriages. He died from a heart attack, aged 54, in 1980. English filmmakers

8424-460: The set. Sellers also became unhappy with his wife's performance, straining their relationship and triggering open arguments during one of which Sellers threw a chair at Ekland. Despite these conflicts, the script was praised for its wit. Following the commercial success of What's New Pussycat? , Charles Feldman again brought together Sellers and Woody Allen for his next project, Casino Royale , which also starred Orson Welles ; Sellers signed

8528-580: The show eventually reached up to seven million people in Britain, and was described by one newspaper as "probably the most influential comedy show of all time". For Sellers, the BBC considers it had the effect of launching his career "on the road to stardom". In 1951 the Goons made their feature film debut in Penny Points to Paradise . Sellers and Milligan then penned the script to Let's Go Crazy ,

8632-486: The title of the Horlicks WizTeam 2013. The winners got an opportunity to go for a learning program to Germany and a cash award of ₹100,000 each. In Hong Kong , Horlicks is known better as a café drink than as a sleeping aid. It is served at cha chaan tengs as well as fast-food shops such as Café de Coral , Fairwood and Maxim's Express . It can be served hot or cold, and is usually sweetened with sugar. It

8736-434: The two would often stop speaking to each other during filming, communicating only by the passing of notes. Sellers' personality was described by others as difficult and demanding, and he often clashed with fellow actors and directors. Upon its release in late June 1964, Bosley Crowther noted the "joyously free and facile way" in which Sellers had developed his comedy technique. "I feel extremely vulnerable, and I need help

8840-852: The war, Sellers made his radio debut in ShowTime , and eventually became a regular performer on various BBC Radio shows. During the early 1950s, Sellers, along with Spike Milligan , Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine , took part in the successful radio series The Goon Show , which ended in 1960. Sellers began his film career during the 1950s. Although the bulk of his work was comedic, often parodying characters of authority such as military officers or policemen, he also performed in other film genres and roles. Films demonstrating his artistic range include I'm All Right Jack (1959), Stanley Kubrick 's Lolita (1962) and Dr. Strangelove (1964), What's New Pussycat? (1965), Casino Royale (1967), The Party (1968), Being There (1979) and five films of

8944-601: Was The Battle of the Sexes , a comedy directed by Charles Crichton . In 1960, Sellers portrayed an Indian doctor, Dr Ahmed el Kabir, in Anthony Asquith 's romantic comedy The Millionairess , a film based on a George Bernard Shaw play of the same name . Sellers was not interested in the role until he learned that Sophia Loren would be his co-star. When asked about Loren, he explained to reporters, "I don't normally act with romantic, glamorous women ... She's

9048-532: Was stillborn . Sellers had no other siblings. Peg Sellers was related to the pugilist Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), whom Sellers greatly revered and whose engraving later hung in his office. At one time Sellers planned to use Mendoza's image for his production company's logo. Sellers was two weeks old when he was carried on stage by Dick Henderson , the headline act at the Kings Theatre in Southsea:

9152-474: Was Sellers' best screen performance to date. In between Carlton-Browne of the F.O. and I'm All Right Jack , Sellers starred in The Mouse That Roared , a film in which Jean Seberg also appeared, and was directed by Jack Arnold . He played three distinct leading roles: the elderly Grand Duchess, the ambitious Prime Minister and the innocent and clumsy farm boy selected to lead an invasion of

9256-428: Was Sellers' breakthrough role on screen and credits this film with launching the film careers of both Sellers and Hancock. "The first real film I made was The Ladykillers . I used to watch Alec Guinness, who is an absolute idol of mine, do everything, his rehearsals, his scenes, everything. He is my ideal... and my idol." —Sellers on studying Sir Alec Guinness during filming The Ladykillers . Sellers pursued

9360-577: Was a success in both the UK and the US, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . The following year Sellers appeared in a further three television series based on The Goons : The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d ; A Show Called Fred ; and Son of Fred . The shows aired on Britain's new ITV channel. In 1957 film producer Michael Relph , impressed with Sellers' portrayal of an elderly character in Idiot Weekly , cast

9464-493: Was according to the Church of England , his mother was Jewish, "and Jews take the faith of their mother ." According to Milligan, Sellers held a guilt complex about being Jewish and recalls that Sellers was once reduced to tears when he presented him with a candlestick from a synagogue for Christmas, believing the gesture to be an anti-Jewish slur. Sellers became a top student at the school, excelling in drawing in particular. He

9568-462: Was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show . Sellers featured on a number of hit comic songs, and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series. Born in Southsea , Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea , when he

9672-615: Was an immensely shy young man, inclined to be dominated by his mother, but without resentment or objection". As an only child, he spent much time alone. In 1935 the Sellers family moved to North London and settled in Muswell Hill . Although Bill Sellers was Protestant and Peg was Jewish , Sellers attended the nearby Roman Catholic school St Aloysius' College in Highgate , run by the Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy . The family

9776-556: Was complete. A further agent's part was then written for Terence Cooper , to cover Sellers' departure. Shortly after leaving Casino Royale , Sellers was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in honour of his career achievements. The day before the investiture at Buckingham Palace , Sellers and Ekland argued, with Ekland scratching his face in the process; Sellers had

9880-451: Was conscripted; his mother unsuccessfully tried to have him deferred on medical grounds. Sellers wanted to become a pilot, but his poor eyesight restricted him to ground staff duties. He found these duties dull, so auditioned for Squadron Leader Ralph Reader 's RAF Gang Show entertainment troupe: Reader accepted him and Sellers toured the UK before the troupe was transferred to India. His tour also included Ceylon and Burma , although

9984-607: Was nominated an additional three times for the previous two films and the satire Only Two Can Play . In 1980 he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in Being There , having previously been nominated three times in the same category. Turner Classic Movies calls Sellers "one of the most accomplished comic actors of the late 20th century". In his personal life, Sellers struggled with depression and insecurities. An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside

10088-442: Was not rich, but Peg insisted on an expensive private schooling for her son. According to biographer Peter Evans , Sellers was fascinated, puzzled, and worried by religion from a young age, particularly Catholicism; Roger Lewis believed that soon after entering Catholic school, Sellers "discovered he was a Jew—he was someone on the outside of the mysteries of faith". Later in his life, Sellers observed that while his father's faith

10192-476: Was prone to laziness, but his natural talents shielded him from criticism by his teachers. Sellers recalled that a teacher scolded the other boys for not studying, saying: "The Jewish boy knows his catechism better than the rest of you!" Accompanying his family on the variety show circuit, Sellers learned stagecraft , but received conflicting encouragement from his parents and developed mixed feelings about show business. His father doubted Sellers' abilities in

10296-502: Was reassured that his memory and abilities were unimpaired after the experience of filming. Sellers followed this with the role of the perverted Austrian psychoanalyst Doctor Fritz Fassbender in Clive Donner 's What's New Pussycat? , appearing alongside Peter O'Toole , Romy Schneider , Capucine, Paula Prentiss and Ursula Andress . The film was the first screenwriting and acting credit for Woody Allen , and featured Sellers in

10400-402: Was screened at the 1959 Edinburgh and San Francisco film festivals. It won the award for best fiction short in the latter festival, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Subject (Live Action) . In 1959 Sellers released his second album, Songs for Swingin' Sellers , which—like his first record—reached number three in the UK Albums Chart. Sellers' last film of the fifties

10504-460: Was subsequently auditioned. As a result, he made his television debut on 18 March 1948 in New To You . His act, largely based on impressions, was well received, and he returned the following week. Frustrated with the slow pace of his career, Sellers telephoned BBC radio producer Roy Speer, pretending to be Kenneth Horne , star of the radio show Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh . Speer called Sellers

10608-524: Was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres. He first worked as a drummer and toured around England as a member of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). He developed his mimicry and improvisational skills during a spell in Ralph Reader 's wartime Gang Show entertainment troupe, which toured Britain and the Far East. After

10712-407: Was very proficient on the drums and might have remained a jazz drummer, had he lacked his skills in mimicry and improvisation. As the war progressed, Sellers continued to develop his drumming skills, and played with a series of touring bands, including those of Oscar Rabin , Henry Hall and Waldini , as well as his father's quartet, before he left and joined a band from Blackpool . Sellers became

10816-502: Was well received by the critics. Stanley Kubrick asked Sellers to play the role of Clare Quilty in the 1962 film Lolita , opposite James Mason and Shelley Winters . Kubrick had seen Sellers in The Battle of the Sexes and listened to the album The Best of Sellers , and was impressed by the range of characters he could portray. Sellers was apprehensive about accepting the role, doubting his ability to successfully portray

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