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by Robert Sellers

Paramount ref1

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  Paris ref1, ref2, ref3

  Parkinson, Michael ref1

  Peck, Gregory ref1

  Penthouse magazine ref1, ref2

  Perkins, Anthony ref1, ref2, ref3

  Perkins, Peter ref1, ref2

  Philip, Prince ref1

  Phillips, Leslie ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Phillips, Mamgu (Siân’s mother) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Phillips, Siân (Peter’s wife) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  affair with Robin Sachs ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  attends Peter’s funeral ref1

  and the birth of her first child, Kate ref1

  and the birth of her second child, Patricia ref1

  Bryanston Street residence ref1

  career

  achieves success ref1

  after marrying Peter ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  How Green Was My Valley ref1

  I, Claudius ref1, ref2

  Murphy’s War ref1

  Night of the Iguana ref1

  Under Milk Wood ref1

  and Clifden, Connemara ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  and the death of her father ref1

  divorces first husband ref1

  divorces Peter ref1

  and the end of her marriage to Peter ref1, ref2

  on European tour with O’Toole ref1

  and family life with Peter ref1

  and Guyon house ref1

  introduces O’Toole to her Welsh family ref1

  on location for Caligula ref1

  on location in Dorset ref1

  on location for Lawrence of Arabia ref1, ref2, ref3

  on location for Lord Jim ref1, ref2

  and Malinche Verdugo’s move into Guyon House ref1

  marital rows with Peter ref1, ref2

  marriage to O’Toole ref1

  on Peter in Baal ref1

  Peter sells Siân’s jewellery at Sotheby’s following their separation ref1

  and Peter’s contradictory nature ref1

  on Peter’s dark side ref1

  on Peter’s drinking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  on Peter’s introversion ref1

  on Peter’s National Hamlet

  performance ref1

  on Peter’s stomach pains ref1

  and Peter’s womanizing ref1, ref2, ref3

  reunited with Peter after the shooting of Lawrence ref1, ref2

  similarities to Karen Brown

  Somerville ref1

  tires of Peter’s hell-raising ref1

  and the trappings of Peter’s stardom ref1, ref2

  Phoenix Theatre, London ref1

  Piccadilly Theatre ref1

  Pinewood Studios ref1, ref2, ref3

  Pinter, Harold ref1

  Pirandello, Henry IV ref1

  Pitt, Brad ref1

  Planco, Johnnie ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14

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  Quinn, Anthony ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  RADA see Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

  RADA Keepsake and Counsellor ref1

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  Rome ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

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  Rush, Richard ref1, ref2, ref3

  Ryan’s Daughter (1970) ref1

  Sachs, Robin ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

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  Sartre, Jean-Paul ref1

  Saturday Review (London weekly newspaper) ref1

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  Shakespeare, William ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  A Midsummer Night’s Dream ref1

  Hamlet ref1, ref2, ref3

  King John ref1

  Macbeth ref1, ref2, ref3

  Othello ref1

  Taming of the Shrew ref1

  The Merchant of Venice ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Sharif, Omar ref1, ref2

  friendship with O’Toole ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  in Lawrence of Arabia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  in The Night of the Generals ref1, ref2, ref3

  in The Rainbow Thief ref1

  Shaw, George Bernard ref1, ref2, ref3

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  Man and Superman ref1, ref2, ref3

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The Breaking of Bumbo ref1

  Sinden, Donald ref1

  Somerville, Karen Brown ref1, ref2

  attends Peter’s funeral ref1

  and the birth of her and Peter’s son Lorcan ref1

  custody battles ref1

  pregnancy ref1

  relationship breakdown with Peter ref1

  Spacey, Kevin ref1, ref2

  Spain ref1, ref2, ref3

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  Taylor, Barbara see Bradford, Barbara Taylor

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  disapproval of O’Toole and Burton’s drinking and friendship ref1, ref2

  marriage to Eddie Fisher ref1

  in Suddenly, Last Summer ref1

  in the Sandpiper ref1

  in Under Milk Wood ref1, ref2

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  To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) ref1

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  Tynan, Kenneth ref1, ref2, ref3

  Under Milk Wood (1972) ref1

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  Ustinov, Peter, The Empty Chair ref1

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  Variety magazine ref1

  Vaughn, Matthew ref1

  Venezuela ref1, ref2

  Venice ref1

  Venus (2006) ref1, ref2, ref3

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  Warner Brothers ref1, ref2

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  Waterhouse, Keith ref1, ref2, ref3

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

  Our Song ref1

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  Wilder, Thornton

  The Matchmaker ref1

  The Skin of our Teeth ref1

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  Williams, Tennessee, Night of the Iguana ref1

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  Wodehouse, P. G., Heavy Weather ref1

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  Yorkshire Evening News (newspaper) ref1

  Yorkshire Evening Post (newspaper) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Young, Roger ref1, ref2

  List of Illustrations

  1. O’Toole’s birth certificate proves he wasn’t born in Ireland, as he sometimes claimed, but in Leeds.

  2. Peter O’Toole, fresh out of drama school and before his nose job.

  3. Helping himself at the Dirty Duck pub during his stay in Stratford. Notice the famed ‘yard of ale glass’ above the bar.

  4. Joining aged twenty-seven, O’Toole was the Royal Shakespeare Company’s youngest ever leading man, seen here with his fellow members. Left to right: Paul Hardwick, Frances Cuka, Denholm Elliott, Dorothy Tutin, Peter O’Toole, Patrick Wymark and Jack MacGowran.

  5. The role of a lifetime: O’Toole was David Lean’s choice to play British Lieutenant T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia after Marlon Brando and Albert Finney turned it down.

  6. The film seemed to follow O’Toole around wherever he went for the rest of his life, sometimes literally.

  7. The men who brought Lawrence of Arabia to the screen. Left to right: Peter O’Toole, David Lean, producer Sam Spiegel and writer Robert Bolt at the Gala London opening in 1962.

  8. O’Toole’s marriage to Welsh actress Siân Phillips was a rollercoaster ride; she would later describe him as a ‘dangerous, disruptive human being’.

  9. Off duty with Richard Burton during filming of the historical drama Becket (1964).

  10. O’Toole (left) parties with Elizabeth Taylor (centre) and Richard Burton (right).

  11. On location in Paris with Woody Allen for the sex comedy hit What’s New Pussycat? (1965).

  12. In How To Steal A Million (1966) with Audrey Hepburn, who turned a blind eye to O’Toole’s hell-raising on location in Paris.

  13. O’Toole met his match while filming The Lion In Winter (1968) with Katharine Hepburn, who refused to tolerate his boisterous behaviour.

  14. Enjoying an improvised
game of his beloved cricket on location in Venezuela for Murphy’s War (1971).

  15. O’Toole as the mad 14th Earl of Gurney in The Ruling Class (1972), one of his most celebrated roles.

  16. Relaxing at home with Siân in 1972. The couple are all smiles for the camera but their marriage was at near breaking point.

  17. O’Toole (pictured here with Malcolm McDowell, left) was later to regret his appearance in the infamous and debauched Caligula, which was filmed in 1976 but not released until 1979.

  18. With his youngest daughter Patricia and girlfriend Malinche Verdugo.

  19. O’Toole (second from right) backstage at the Old Vic during the infamous Macbeth production, with Sting (far left), Frances Tomelty (who played Lady Macbeth, second from left) and director Bryan Forbes (far right).

  20. As maverick film director Eli Cross in the cult classic The Stunt Man (1980).

  21. O’Toole steals the show with a great comedic film performance in My Favourite Year (1982).

  22. In 1982, with daughter Kate (left) and his girlfriend at the time, former model Karen Somerville.

  23. After a string of flops and forgettable films, O’Toole finally won plaudits for his role in The Last Emperor (1987).

  24. O’Toole had a passion for breeding horses and regularly attended the annual Connemara pony show.

  25. O’Toole in one of his greatest triumphs on the London stage, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (1989).

  26. With Lorcan, the son he had always wanted.

  27. With Omar Sharif, a lifelong friend.

  28. O’Toole makes a grand entrance on a camel in an unforgettable appearance on The David Letterman Show (1995).

  29. Meryl Streep presents O’Toole with his honorary Oscar in 2003.

  30. Embracing the new generation, with Eric Bana and Brad Pitt at the launch of Troy (2004).

  31. A final hurrah: O’Toole giving his last great performance in Venus (2006), for which he received his eighth and final Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

  32. A proud father, with son Lorcan and daughter Kate.

  1. O’Toole’s birth certificate proves he wasn’t born in Ireland, as he sometimes claimed, but in Leeds.

  2. Peter O’Toole, fresh out of drama school and before his nose job.

  3. Helping himself at the Dirty Duck pub during his stay in Stratford. Notice the famed ‘yard of ale glass’ above the bar.

  4. Joining aged twenty-seven, O’Toole was the Royal Shakespeare Company’s youngest ever leading man, seen here with his fellow members. Left to right: Paul Hardwick, Frances Cuka, Denholm Elliott, Dorothy Tutin, Peter O’Toole, Patrick Wymark and Jack MacGowran.

  5. The role of a lifetime: O’Toole was David Lean’s choice to play British Lieutenant T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia after Marlon Brando and Albert Finney turned it down.

 

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