Actor Peter O’Toole dies aged 81

Best known for his starring role in Lawrence of Arabia, the Irish actor passed away in a London hospital after a long illness.
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Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

A star of stage and screen who was known almost as much for his drinking as for his electrifying performances and his piercing blue eyes, O’Toole’s career spanned 50 years, during which time he was nominated eight times – unsuccessfully – for an Academy Award.

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