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- Peter O’Toole is shown. O’Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award. (AP Photo)
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- Peter O’Toole appears backstage without his Oscar after receiving the Academy Award’s Honorary Award during the 75th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 2003. (AP)
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- This undated photo shows Actor Peter O’Toole. O’Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died. (AP)
Remembering Peter O’Toole : 1932-2013
Known on the one hand for his starring role in “Lawrence of Arabia,” leading tribesmen in daring attacks across the desert wastes, and on the other for his headlong charges into drunken debauchery, Peter O’Toole was one of the most magnetic, charismatic and fun figures in British acting.
O’Toole, who died Saturday at age 81 after a long bout of illness, was fearsomely handsome, with burning blue eyes and a penchant for hard living which long outlived his decision to give up alcohol. Broadcaster Michael Parkinson told Sky News television it was hard to be too sad about his passing. (AP)
Elysian Waters 