'Lawrence of Arabia' Star Peter O'Toole Dies
Actor Peter O'Toole, who shot to instant stardom as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died. He was 81.
O'Toole's agent said the actor died Saturday at a London hospital following a long illness.
O'Toole, son of an Irish bookmaker, got his first Oscar nomination for David Lean's 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia, his last for Venus in 2006. With that he set the record for most nominations without ever winning, though he had accepted an honorary Oscar in 2003.
One of his Oscar nominations was for the film Beckettwith fellow British star Richard Burton, who was also nominated. Both men confessed to having been drunk throughout the filming.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/lawrence-of-arabia-star-peter-otoole-dies/1810885.html
O'Toole's agent said the actor died Saturday at a London hospital following a long illness.
O'Toole, son of an Irish bookmaker, got his first Oscar nomination for David Lean's 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia, his last for Venus in 2006. With that he set the record for most nominations without ever winning, though he had accepted an honorary Oscar in 2003.
One of his Oscar nominations was for the film Beckettwith fellow British star Richard Burton, who was also nominated. Both men confessed to having been drunk throughout the filming.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/lawrence-of-arabia-star-peter-otoole-dies/1810885.html
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