Peter O'Toole 1932-2013

[karadinart]

The great light and inspiration of my life, who I was twice lucky enough to meet.
Good night, sweet prince, flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,
though I’m certain you’ll be kickin it with Richard Burton upstairs. *raises a glass*

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[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! *raises a light to his memory*

[earthspirits.livejournal.com]

Always loved him, wonderful man and actor!

Joins you in raising glass high!!!

[bulleteyes.livejournal.com]

Please tell about meeting him. I'd love to hear your story. I've several friends who met him through the years and each time they all came away with high regard for him.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

once was in London for the David Lean memorial service, he was with Omar Sharif and I tried to speak calmly, just saying hello and I was sorry for their loss, and they were both very sweet and asked me where I was from, 'Minnesota!' the second time my spouse and I went to his first book signing, and he was tickled, I think, by how many people showed up, the place was packed with lines out the door and down the street. He found out my spouse was Irish and then they were off chatting of this and that, so it was lucky we were among the first in line, I doubt the people after us got much time.

[bulleteyes.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I might very well been at a loss also if I encountered those two actors together :)

A dear friend of mine was in the Bahamas years ago when O'Toole was racing through the airport and brushed my friend causing him to drop a few belongings. O'Toole immediately turned around and apologized as he picked up the packages and returned them to him. My friend made a quip that had O'Toole laughing and they chatted as they walked toward their planes.

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

Cool! You did good. I'm sue I would have babbled incoherently and dropped the book on his foot or something.

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

um...that is, I'm sure. See, even the thought of meeting him makes me babble incoherently.

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

I'd love to hear that story also!

I've seen several of his other films, notably Becket and Lion in Winter, but Lawrence was the first film I saw him in and I was awestruck. I lost count long ago of the number of times I watched it. Not such great history but a great film and a tremendous performance.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's nothing like the real TEL, but you have to see it as a work on it's own merits, it's true they don't make films like that anymore, too many things made by committee this day, maybe only Jackson comes close when you think personal vision by director.

I loved the Lion in Winter and Becket (with Richard my other face actor) but I adore him in Ratatouille, he voiced Anton Ego exquisitely.

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

The thought of O'Toole hell raising with Richard Burton and Richard Harris is a bloody good one!