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Peter J. Elliott
British actor (1930–2016) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016)[1] was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.[2]
Life and career
Elliott had been diving since the age of 12 at the Marshall Street swimming pool when he was approached by Sid Dalton, an Olympic coach.[3] He trained seriously and represented Britain in the Olympic Games of 1948 and 1952, in London, England.[4] He won a bronze medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[5]
Elliott later became a pop singer and was a resident ballad singer on ATV's Oh Boy!.[6] He has written a number of successful film scores, two of which have won awards at Cannes Film Festivals.[7]
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