ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Actor Peter O'Toole, who shot to international fame in the blockbuster movie "Lawrence of Arabia" died at age 81.<br/> <br />O'Toole, who had survived a bout of stomach cancer in the 1970s, died in a London hospital after an extended illness on Saturday (December 14), Steve Kenis, his agent, told Reuters.<br/> <br />His striking good looks and charm sustained him through a stage and film career of more than 50 years that swung wildly between triumph and disaster, garnering him eight Oscar nominations but, to the disgust of his admirers, no win.<br/> <br />The most-nominated actor never to win the award, he eventually and reluctantly accepted an honorary Oscar in 2003.<br/> <br />The son of an Irishman, O'Toole grew up in England. Years of heavy drinking and chain-smoking took their toll on his health.
