Peter Sellers (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English

actor and comedian, known for his many film roles, among them Chief

Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther. On stage from early childhood,

he built his skills in Ralph Reader's wartime Gang Show troupe. After

the war, Sellers made his radio debut in ShowTime, and became a regular

on BBC Radio. During the early 1950s, Sellers took part in radio's The

Goon Show. Although the bulk of his film work was comedic, he also

performed in other genres, portraying a wide range of characters even

within the same film. His films include I'm All Right Jack (1959),

Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964), What's New Pussycat? (1965),

Casino Royale (1967), Being There (1979) and five films of the Pink

Panther series. Sellers was nominated three times for an Academy Award,

including twice for Best Actor, and won a number of other awards. Turner

Classic Movies called Sellers "one of the most accomplished comic actors

of the late 20th century".

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1775:

Maltese priests discontented with the Order of Saint John led

an uprising that was suppressed by the Order within a few hours.

1860:

The paddle steamer Lady Elgin was rammed by a schooner on Lake

Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives.

1935:

Huey Long, a U.S. senator, was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,

dying two days later.

1995:

Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at

the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

sapient:

1. (formal, dated except poetic) Possessing discernment and wisdom;

learned, wise.

2. (by extension)

3. (derogatory, chiefly ironic) Attempting to appear discerning or wise.

4. (rare) Followed by of: aware or knowledgeable of.

5. (chiefly science fiction) Of a lifeform or species: possessing

intelligence or a high degree of self-awareness.

6. (anthropology) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Homo sapiens

(modern human beings).

7. (obsolete, rare) Having a (good) flavour or taste; sapid.

8. (archaic except humorous) A wise person; a sage.

9. (by extension, science fiction) An intelligent, self-aware being.

10. (anthropology) A human being of the species Homo sapiens.

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  Caution's a virtue that o'ercharged is vice, And dull content is

poverty of soul. Who shuns offence and holds with neither side, Who

dreads the deep and never dares to swim, Who fears to trip and never

tries to run, May yet in walking stumble.  

--John Nichol

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