'Lawrence of Arabia' Star Peter O'Toole Dies

British 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.   He 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...

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