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Alistair Cooke's eloquence spoke volumes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: R.D. Heldenfels
These are difficult days for grace and intelligence in show business.
On March 28, Peter Ustinov died of heart failure, ending a career marked by wit and wide-ranging knowledge, even if he played the occasional oaf.
And on March 30, the elegant and eloquent Alistair Cooke died at the age of 95.
Cooke was famous around the world for his "Letter From America" radio broadcasts, which he ended less than a month before dying.
But the England-born Cooke was also a longtime presence on American television, most famously as the original host of "Masterpiece Theatre."
Cooke hosted the PBS drama ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Alistair Cooke's eloquence spoke volumes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)