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Ringo Starr first composed 'Octopus's Garden' in 1968, when holidaying in Sardinia on Peter Sellers ' yacht ... The boat's captain, having offered Ringo an octopus lunch (which he turned down), explained how octopuses trawl the sea bed for shiny stones and objects to put in front of their caves, like something of a garden, and so inspired the lyrics for the song which first appeared on the 'Abbey Road' album in 1969.
I'd have to go back to James Thurber. Writers, more than performers....Laurel and Hardy...The Marx Brothers...W.C. Fields...Chaplin...Peter Sellers.More quotes »
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Ringo Starr To Publish Children's Picture Book With Simon & Schuster
from Ringo and a reading of the story. Ringo Starr first composed Octopus's Garden in 1968, when holidaying in Sardinia on Peter Sellers' yacht. The boat's captain, having offered Ringo an octopus lunch (which he turned down), explained how octopuses trawl from PR Newswire Read more »
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Your Morning Shot: Peter Sellers
"I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working." I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to it's user agreement & privacy policy. Amy Wallace talks to the stars of This Is The End about t from GQ Read more »
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AMoss_LE published Lincoln Film Festival: The Ladykillers
Guinness, Herbert Lom, Cecil Parker and Peter Sellers star in this iconic Ealing comedy about a group of bank robbers who take rooms in a house owned by an old lady (Katie Johnson) while they plan a bank robbery. But events do not turn out as planned... Leave from Lincolnshire Echo Read more »
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New on DVD, Blu-ray: May 28
an all-star cast headlined by Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, this black comedy bombed on release in theatres in 1969, and now it bombs again on Blu-ray and DVD. Sellers plays Sir Guy Grand, a filthy rich Londoner who adopts a homeless young man (Starr) and from Montreal Gazette Read more »
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Mr. Know-It-All: Sellers turned to comedy during war
Peter Sellers break into show business as a funnyman? - K.M., Brady, Texas No. Sellers' parents were both vaudeville performers who took their son on the road with them. By age 16, he was touring as a jazz band drummer. In 1943, he was drafted into the British from Reading Eagle Read more »
