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Peter O'Toole

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by Robert Sellers


  London Evening News (newspaper) ref1

  London Film Festival ref1

  London Welsh Society ref1

  Lord Chamberlain’s office ref1

  Lord Jim (1965) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Lord Kilmorey’s Own Hibernians ref1

  Loren, Sophia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Los Angeles ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

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  Losey, Joseph ref1, ref2

  Luck, Gordon ref1

  Lustleigh ref1

  Lynch, Alfred ref1

  Lyons’ Corner house restaurants ref1

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  McCann, Donal ref1, ref2

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  McDowell, Malcolm ref1, ref2, ref3

  McGann, Paul ref1

  McGoohan, Patrick ref1

  MacGowran, Jack ref1, ref2, ref3

  McKellen, Ian ref1

  McQueen, Steve ref1

  Man of La Mancha (1972) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Mao Zedong ref1

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  Marx, Groucho ref1

  Marx Brothers ref1

  Masada (TV mini-series) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Mason, James ref1, ref2

  Mastroianni, Marcello ref1

  May, Val ref1, ref2

  MCA agency ref1

  Medak, Peter ref1, ref2

  Mellor, James ref1

  Mendelssohn, Felix ref1

  Mercer, David, Ride A Cock Horse ref1

  Merrow, Jane ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Method acting ref1, ref2

  Mexico ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  MGM studios ref1, ref2

  Michell, Roger ref1

  Middlesex Sevens rugby tournament ref1

  Mifune, Toshiro ref1, ref2

  Miller, Arthur, The Crucible ref1

  Miller, Hugh ref1, ref2

  Miller, Max ref1, ref2

  Mills, John ref1, ref2, ref3

  Mills, Royce ref1, ref2, ref3

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  Montclare (submarine depot ship) ref1, ref2

  Monte Carlo television festival ref1

  Moody, John ref1, ref2, ref3

  Moore, Roger ref1

  Moreau, Jeanne ref1

  Morecombe, Eric ref1

  Morocco ref1

  Moscow ref1

  Mostel, Zero ref1

  Mount Pleasant, Stratford ref1

  Munster rugby team ref1, ref2

  Murphy’s War (1971) ref1

  My Favourite Year (1982) ref1, ref2, ref3

  National Theatre ref1

  National Theatre Company ref1

  Neal, Patricia ref1

  Neeson, Liam ref1

  Neill, Sam ref1

  Neilson, Michael ref1, ref2

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  New Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre), West End ref1

  New York ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  New York Times (newspaper) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Newbrook, Peter ref1

  Newsweek (news magazine) ref1

  Nichols, Peter ref1

  Nureyev, Rudolf ref1, ref2

  Nutting, Anthony ref1

  O’Connor, Joseph ref1

  Odeon, Leicester Square ref1

  Ogmore, Lord ref1

  Oh! My Papa (musical) ref1, ref2

  Old Vic, Waterloo ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  faces financial ruin ref1

  Macbeth production 1980 ref1, ref2, ref3

  Old Vic Company ref1

  Oldie of the Year Awards ref1

  Oliver! (musical) ref1

  Oliver, Patrick ref1, ref2, ref3

  Oliver, Richard ref1, ref2

  Olivier, Laurence ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  Orinoco River ref1, ref2

  Osborne, John ref1, ref2, ref3

  Déja Vu ref1

  Look Back in Anger ref1, ref2, ref3

  O’Toole (née Ferguson), Constance (Peter’s mother)

  cleaning jobs ref1

  death ref1, ref2

  literary conscience ref1

  on location for Lawrence of Arabia ref1

  marries Patrick O’Toole ref1

  and Peter’s childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  understanding of Peter ref1

  O’Toole, Kate (Peter’s oldest daughter) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  acting career ref1

  attends Peter’s funeral ref1

  birth ref1

  childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10

  O’Toole, Lorcan (Peter’s son) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  acting career ref1

  attends his father’s funeral ref1

  childhood birthdays with his father ref1

  custody battles ref1

  father dotes on ref1, ref2

  at Harrow ref1

  shares passion for cricket with his father ref1, ref2

  special bond with his father ref1

  Sunday lunches with his father ref1

  O’Toole, Patricia (Peter’s sister) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  O’Toole, Patricia (Peter’s youngest daughter) ref1, ref2

  attends Peter’s funeral ref1

  birth ref1

  career ref1, ref2

  childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  O’Toole, Patrick (Peter’s father) ref1

  and the birth of Peter’s daughter Kate ref1

  bookmaker ref1, ref2, ref3

  death ref1

  fecklessness ref1

  influence on Peter ref1

  Irishness ref1

  on location for Lawrence of Arabia ref1

  love of football ref1

  marries Constance Ferguson ref1

  moves to England ref1

  and Peter’s childhood ref1, ref2, ref3

  shipbuilder ref1

  understanding of Peter ref1

  War work ref1

  O’Toole, Peter

  Academy award nominations ref1

  for Beckett ref1

  for Lawrence ref1

  for My Favourite Year ref1

  for The Lion in Winter ref1

  for The Ruling Class ref1

  for The Stunt Man ref1

  for Venus ref1, ref2

  accident prone ref1, ref2, ref3

  bad fall, cracks hip ref1

  car accidents ref1, ref2, ref3

  acting classes ref1, ref2, ref3

  adolescence ref1, ref2

  affairs ref1, ref2

  Karen Brown Somerville ref1, ref2

  Malinche Verdugo ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  rumours regarding Audrey Hepburn ref1

  Trude Styler ref1, ref2

  arrests ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  awards

  wins best actor in the BAFTAs ref1

  wins Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Actor in a Drama ref1

  wins Lifetime Achievement Oscar ref1

  see also O’Toole, Peter, Academy award nominations

  birth, in Yorkshire ref1

  cared for by Lucy Villiers following her husband’s death ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  career in poor shape in the early 1970s ref1

  cars ref1

  Catholic upbringing ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  character

  aloof ref1

  ambitious ref1, ref2

  argumentative ref1, ref2

  bully ref1

  contradictory ref1

  dark side ref1

  depressions ref1

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sp; eccentricity ref1

  frisson ref1

  generous ref1, ref2

  grating ref1

  intimidating ref1

  manipulative ref1

  mischievousness ref1, ref2

  moody ref1, ref2, ref3

  narcissist ref1

  natural leader ref1

  panache ref1, ref2

  perpetual lateness ref1, ref2, ref3

  prima donna ref1

  privateness ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  rages ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  recluse in his last few months ref1

  self-absorption/self-centredness ref1, ref2, ref3

  self-destructiveness ref1, ref2

  sense of humour ref1

  sexual jealousy ref1

  teasing nature ref1

  theatricality ref1, ref2

  unforgiving ref1

  wildness ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  childhood ref1, ref2

  evacuee ref1

  ill health ref1

  love of the cinema ref1, ref2

  nickname ‘Bubbles’ ref1

  War memories ref1

  children

  son Lorcan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  see also O’Toole, Kate; O’Toole, Patricia

  collector of archaeology and antiquities ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  confidence as a performer ref1

  ‘criminal class’ roots ref1

  death ref1

  ashes scattered on Eyrephort Beach ref1

  funeral at Golders Green crematorium ref1

  plans for his death ref1

  wake ref1

  on the death of his friends ref1, ref2

  and domestic life ref1, ref2

  drinking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34, ref35, ref36, ref37, ref38

  driving ref1, ref2

  drug-taking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  cocaine use ref1, ref2

  Dexedrine ref1

  marijuana ref1, ref2

  overdoses ref1

  uppers ref1

  Valium ref1

  education ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘epitaph’ ref1

  European tours ref1

  on fate ref1

  fees ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  fiftieth birthday ref1

  in fights ref1

  films

  Becket ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  turns down Blind Date ref1

  Bright Young Things ref1

  Caligula ref1, ref2, ref3

  Casino Royale ref1

  Club Paradise ref1

  conscientiousness ref1

  Country Dance ref1, ref2

  Creator ref1

  disenchantment with the film industry ref1

  Fairy Tale: A True Story ref1

  For Greater Glory ref1

  Foxtrot ref1

  Goodbye, Mr Chips ref1

  Great Catherine ref1

  High Spirits ref1

  How To Steal A Million ref1

  Katherine of Alexandria ref1, ref2

  Kidnapped (debut) ref1

  King Ralph ref1

  Lawrence of Arabia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15

  Lord Jim ref1, ref2, ref3

  Man Friday ref1, ref2, ref3

  Man of La Mancha (musical) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Murphy’s War ref1

  My Favourite Year ref1, ref2, ref3

  Night of the Generals ref1, ref2

  Phantoms ref1

  Power Play ref1

  Ratatouille (animation) ref1

  Rogue Male ref1

  Rosebud ref1

  Stardust ref1

  Supergirl ref1

  The Bible: In the Beginning ref1, ref2, ref3

  The Day they Robbed the Bank of England ref1, ref2, ref3

  The Final Curtain ref1

  The Last Emperor ref1, ref2, ref3

  The Lion in Winter ref1, ref2, ref3

  The Night of the Generals ref1

  The Rainbow Thief ref1

  The Ruling Class ref1

  The Savage Innocents ref1

  The Seventh Coin ref1

  drops out of The Ski Bum ref1

  The Stunt Man ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  The Whole World at Our Feet ref1

  Troy ref1

  Under Milk Wood ref1

  Venus ref1, ref2, ref3

  Waiting for Godot (failed project) ref1

  What’s New Pussycat ref1, ref2

  Zulu Dawn ref1, ref2

  makes bad flatmate ref1

  forms independent film company, Keep Films ref1, ref2

  fortieth birthday ref1

  friendships

  drinking pals ref1

  Jack Hawkins ref1

  John Huston ref1

  Kevin Spacey ref1

  Omar Sharif ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Patrick Oliver ref1, ref2

  Petula Clark ref1

  Richard Burton ref1, ref2

  Richard Harris ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Ronnie Fraser ref1

  Tom Stoppard ref1

  and his parents ref1, ref2

  hoax IRA threats against ref1

  Hollywood walk of fame inclusion ref1

  homes

  acquires land in Mexico ref1

  Brondesbury residence ref1

  Bryanston Street residence ref1, ref2

  Clifden, Connemara ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  Potternewton Lane, Leeds ref1

  see also Guyon House, Heath Street, Hampstead

  ill-health ref1, ref2, ref3

  and drinking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  eye problems ref1

  legs go ref1

  picks up chest infection during hospital stay ref1

  plumbing removed ref1, ref2

  stomach pains and digestive problems ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10

  in Wellington Hospital, St John’s Wood ref1

  insomnia ref1

  interests/passions

  bagpipes ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Connemara pony breeding ref1

  cricket ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  favourite restaurant, La Gaffe ref1

  literature ref1

  Mendelssohn ref1

  photography ref1

  poetry ref1, ref2, ref3

  politics ref1, ref2

  wish to trace his ancestors ref1

  interviews ref1, ref2

  David Letterman Show ref1, ref2

  Johnny Carson Show ref1

  Jon Stewart Show ref1

  Irish connections ref1

  on Italian tour with Kenneth Griffith ref1

  jobs

  cement mixer ref1

  copyboy ref1, ref2

  dish washer ref1

  postman ref1

  steeplejack and demolition man ref1

  meets Yanomami Indians ref1

  memoir, Loitering with Intent ref1

  memory of ref1

  mental breakdown ref1

  National Service in the Royal Navy ref1, ref2, ref3

  nicknames

  ‘bard of the bog’ ref1

  ‘Bubbles’ ref1

  ‘the wild man of Stratford’ ref1

  pantomime ref1, ref2, ref3

  and the paparazzi ref1, ref2

  physical appearance

  abdominal scars ref1, ref2, ref3

  develops ‘polished look’ ref1

  frailty ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  haggard ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  loss of his looks ref1

  nose job ref1, ref2

  on pov
erty ref1

  pranks ref1, ref2, ref3

  at RADA ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  reputation as hell-raiser ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15

  retirement from acting ref1

  seasickness ref1

  smokes Gauloises ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  stardom ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  develops ‘polished look’ ref1

  god status ref1

  sparks of genius ref1

  star qualities ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  trappings of ref1

  stunt work under pseudonyms Walter Plings, Charlie Staircase and Arnold Hearthrug ref1

  on success ref1

  superstition ref1

  on taking life’s opportunities ref1

  Telluride Film Festival celebration of his career 2002 ref1

  theatre work

  Baal ref1, ref2

  Bristol Old Vic ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  contemplates performing ‘an evening with Peter O’Toole’ ref1

  Déja Vu ref1

  Hamlet ref1, ref2, ref3

  Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Macbeth ref1, ref2, ref3

  Man and Superman ref1, ref2, ref3

  Our Song ref1

  Plunder ref1, ref2

  Present Laughter ref1

  Pygmalion ref1, ref2, ref3

  Ride A Cock Horse ref1, ref2

  Royal Shakespeare Company ref1, ref2

  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre,

  Stratford ref1, ref2

  stage fright ref1

  The Taming of the Shrew ref1

  The Apple Cart ref1, ref2, ref3

  The Long and the Short and the Tall ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  The Merchant of Venice ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Troilus and Cressida ref1

  Uncle Vanya ref1, ref2

  Waiting for Godot ref1

  TV appearances

  chat shows ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Civvies ref1

  Gulliver’s Travels ref1

  Heavy Weather ref1

  Hitler: The Rise of Evil ref1

  Imperium: Augustus ref1

  Iron Road ref1

  Jesus of Nazareth ref1

  Kim ref1

  Masada ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Pygmalion ref1

  Rendezvous ref1

  Strumpet City ref1

  Svengali ref1

  The Pier ref1

  The Scarlet Pimpernel ref1

  The Tudors ref1

  vocal training ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  watering holes

  Black Swan (Dirty Duck) pub ref1

  Frank Murphy’s pub ref1

  Harbour Bar ref1

  Hovel pub ref1

  King’s Head pub ref1

  Royal Navy Volunteer ref1

  Salisbury pub ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  The White Bear ref1

  wife Siân see Phillips, Siân

  working class roots ref1, ref2, ref3

  Ouarzazate ref1

  Oxford Union Dramatic Society ref1

  P. J. Clarke, New York ref1

  Pacino, Al ref1

  Palmer, Tony ref1

  Pao, Basil ref1

 

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