I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.

you took the characters absolutely seriously and paid no attention to the manipulator. His brother Alexandre Benois was a stage designer who worked with Stravinsky and Diaghilev. " adding ".

He was also renowned as a filmmaker theatre and opera director stage designer author screenwriter comedian humourist newspaper and magazine columnist radio broadcaster and television presenter. He was also a respected intellectual and diplomat who in addition to his various academic posts served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor Emmy Awards Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting a Grammy Award for best recording for children as well as the recipient of governmental honours from amongst others the United Kingdom France and Germany.