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This 1965 file photo released by 20th Century Fox shows actor Peter O'Toole in a scene from 'How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily Ever After.' In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î

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This 1965 file photo released by 20th Century Fox shows actor Peter O'Toole in a scene from "How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily Ever After." In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î

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  • This 1965 file photo released by 20th Century Fox shows actor Peter O'Toole in a scene from 'How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily Ever After.' In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î
  • This 1968 file image shows American actress Katharine Hepburn, right, as she plays the part of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine with co-star Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England, in the film 'The Lion In Winter.' In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î
  • This March 19, 2008 file photo shows actor Peter O'Toole attending the world premiere of the second season of Showtime's 'The Tudors', in New York. In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î
  • FILE - This undayed file photo released by Miramax shows Peter O'Toole, left, and Jodie Whittaker in a scene from 'Venus.' In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î (AP Photo/Miramax, Nicola Dove)
  • In this 1961 file photo, actor Peter O'Toole is shown in the title role in the film 'Lawrence of Arabia.' In a statement released Tuesday, July 10, 2012, the 79-year-old actor said he would retire from films and stage. ìThe heart of it has gone out of me,î he said, adding, ìit won't come back.î O'Toole won acclaim as a Shakespearian actor before rocketing to fame in ìLawrence of Arabia.î His last of eight Oscar nominations was in 2007 for the film ìVenus.î

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