Peter Cotes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Cotes

British actor and director

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1912

Place of Birth: Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1998

Profession: actor, writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Peter Cotes (19 March 1912 – 10 November 1998) was an English director, producer, actor, writer and production manager.Cotes was born as Sydney Boulting in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
His twin brothers John and Roy Boulting became noted film makers.
He began as an actor, before concentrating on theatre production.
He was the original director of the world's longest-running production The Mousetrap, still playing at the St Martins Theatre, London.
He wrote several books, including an acclaimed biography of Charlie Chaplin in 1951.He was twice married: Myfanwy Jones (marriage annulled) and Joan Miller (widowed 1988).
He died from natural causes in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, aged 86.