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Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine CBE (26 January 1922 – 26 November 1996) was a British comedian, comic actor and founding member of the Goons. He was Peruvian Briton as a result of his father's nationality. In 1971, Bentine received the Order of Merit of Peru following his fund-raising work for the 1970 Great Peruvian Earthquake.


“You should open these doors with care and caution-but, first, you must know how to close them. And above all, you must know which doors should be left unopened...”
Michael Bentine
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