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A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. Upon leaving school, he decided to become a journalist, beginning as a newspaper copy boy. Although he succeeded in becoming a reporter, he discovered the theater and made his stage debut at age 17. He served as a radioman in the Royal Navy for two years, then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included Albert Finney, Alan Bates and Richard Harris.
O'Toole spent several years on-stage at the Bristol Old Vic, then made an inconspicuous film debut in the Disney classic Kidnapped (1960). In 1962, he was chosen by David Lean to play T.E. Lawrence in Lean's epic drama Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The role made O'Toole an international superstar and received him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 1963, he played Hamlet under Laurence Olivier's direction in the premiere production of the Royal National Theater. He continued successfully in artistically rich films as well as less artistic but commercially rewarding projects. He received Academy Award nominations (but no Oscar) for seven different films.
However, medical problems (originally thought to have been brought on by his drinking but which turned out to be stomach cancer) threatened to destroy his career and life in the 1970s. He survived by giving up alcohol and, after serious medical treatment, returned to films with triumphant performances in The Stunt Man (1980) and My Favorite Year (1982). His youthful beauty lost to time and drink, O'Toole has found meaningful roles increasingly difficult to come by, though he remained one of the greatest actors of his generation. He had two daughters, Pat and Kate O'Toole, from his marriage to actress Siân Phillips. He also had a son, Lorcan O'Toole, by model Karen Brown.
On December 14, 2013, Peter O'Toole died at age 81 in London, England.- Terri Hinson Strickland was born on 24 April 1964 in the USA. She died on 14 December 2013 in Green Sea, South Carolina, USA.
- Rocky Rockwell was born on 2 March 1923 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was married to Pauline. He died on 14 December 2013 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Writer
- Editor
Louis Soulanes was born on 3 August 1924 in France. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Playmates (1968), The Fruit Is Ripe (1961) and The French Cousins (1970). He died on 14 December 2013 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis, Hérault, France.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
- Director
Lou Angeli has been involved in filmmaking, television production and firefighting most of his life. His vast personal experience as a firefighter and an emergency medical technician enables him to capture dramatic situations in powerfully realistic videos, which have earned him a number of industry awards.
Lou, the DP and cinematographer, has contributed to programs like ABC's 20/20, Dateline: NBC, Rescue/911, Inferno, and Real-TV. During his television career, he has been a studio director for Philadelphia's PBS station, a remote director for ESPN, and a documentary cameraman for CNN. He also served as Executive Producer for the Firehouse Video Training System, the nation's first accredited firefighter video training series.
Lou Angeli, the writer, provides the reader a riveting peek at life deep inside the trenches of emergency response. He has been referred to as the firefighters' storyteller, and his written work includes breaking news, features, fiction - but most importantly articles dealing with firefighter safety.
On September 11, 2002, while a member of the Kennett Fire Department in suburban Philadelphia, Lou Angeli left fire-rescue as an active member. His focus now is making films that deal with emergency response and disasters and he serves as a firefighter advocate. Lou is single and now resides in Wilmington, Delaware.- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
France Roche was born on 2 April 1921 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Girl in His Pocket (1957), French Cancan (1955) and Pitié pour les vamps (1956). She was married to François Chalais and Gilbert de Goldschmidt. She died on 14 December 2013 in Paris, France.- Janet Dailey was born on 21 May 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, USA. She was a writer, known for Foxfire Light (1983), When a Spider Bites (1993) and Hour Magazine (1980). She was married to Bill Dailey. She died on 14 December 2013 in Branson, Missouri, USA.
- Gaby van Laak was born on 1 January 1950. She was an actress, known for Der Komödienstadel (1959), Auf Achse (1980) and Lobster (1976). She died on 14 December 2013 in Holzhausen am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany.
- George Rodrigue was born on 13 March 1944 in New Iberia, Louisiana, USA. He was married to Wendy. He died on 14 December 2013 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Bill Troup was born on 2 April 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 14 December 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Art Director
C.N. Karunakaran was born in 1940 in Brahmakulam near Guruvayur, India. He was an art director, known for Akkare (1984). He died on 14 December 2013 in Kochi, Kerala, India.