Peter
O'Toole dies at 81: Film legend and Hollywood hellraiser who shot to
fame as Lawrence
of Arabia had suffered from long illness
The actor was at a London hospital when he died on Saturday. Born in
Ireland, O'Toole was as well-known for his hard drinking and
hell-raising lifestyle as for the stupendous talent which set the screen
alight. In a statement, his daughter Kate said the family was
completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of 'real love and affection'
after the announcement of his death. 'In due course, there will be a
memorial filled with song and good cheer, as he would have wished', she
said. O'Toole is pictured, left and centre, as Lawrence of Arabia and
right, with Meryl Streep after receiving an honorary Oscar for lifetime
achievement.
