R.I.P.Peter O'Toole: Actor who starred in Oscar-winning 'Lawrence of Arabia' dies aged 81

Oscar-winning actor Peter O'Toole has died at the age of 81, it emerged tonight.

The legendary actor shot to fame in the Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia.

His death was announced this evening by his agent Steve Kenis, who said O'Toole died at the Wellington hospital in London yesterday.

His status as a legendary actor was made in 'Lawrence Of Arabia'

The actor waves his pistol through the air while leading an army through the desert In 'Lawrence Of Arabia'

Mr Kenis said: "He was one of a kind in the very best sense and a giant in his field."

O'Toole retired from showbusiness last year, saying in a statement that it was time to "chuck in the sponge".

He added: "I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell."

Early in his career he was known as being a hard-drinking hellraiser and in the 1970s he overcame stomach cancer .

It was reported last month he had been coaxed out of retirement to star in a film about ancient Rome.

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O'Toole's daughter, actress Kate O'Toole, said: "His family are very appreciative and completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of real love and affection being expressed towards him, and to us, during this unhappy time. Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts."

"In due course there will be a memorial filled with song and good cheer, as he would have wished.

"We will be happy to speak to you all then but in the meantime if you could give Peter O'Toole the respect he deserves and allow us to grieve privately we'd appreciate it.

"Thank you all again for your beautiful tributes - keep them coming."

An eight-time Academy Award nominee who never won Hollywood's top acting honour, O'Toole shot to screen stardom 50 years ago in the title role of Lawrence Of Arabia, which earned seven Oscars, including best picture and director for David Lean.

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O'Toole's grand performance as British adventurer T.E. Lawrence brought him his first best-actor nomination but set him on an unenviable path of Oscar futility.

His eight losses without a win is a record among actors.

The honours stacked up quickly as O'Toole received Oscar nominations for 1964's Becket, 1968's The Lion In Winter, 1969's Goodbye, Mr Chips, 1972's The Ruling Class, 1980's The Stunt Man and 1982's My Favourite Year.

In the latter film, O'Toole played a dissolute actor preoccupied with drink and debauchery, seemingly a tailor-made role for a star known in his early years for epic carousing with such fellow party animals as Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Peter Finch.

O'Toole went into acting after serving in the Royal Navy, studying at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

His early stage successes included the lead in Hamlet and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.

No living person is sure whether his birthplace was Connemara, Dublin, or Leeds.



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Is Your Rice Safe?....The Dangers of Leftover Rice

Why you shouldn't reheat Rice...especially this festive season

Nobody likes to waste food, which is the reason why many people carry home their excess rice from restaurants to consume the next day. Few consider rice to be a food prone to cause food-borne sickness, especially if not properly handled.

Raw rice might hold spores of microbes called Bacillus cereus. These spores protect bacteria from heat and other impacts, and they aren't easily destroyed – even by cooking.
In spite of the fact that Bacillus cereus spores aren't promptly disposed of by cooking, consuming rice is unlikely to cause food poisoning if the rice is kept hot before serving – and not permitted to set around on a counter at room temperature.

If the rice is allowed to set at room temperature, the spores can germinate into active bacteria.

So hot rice served and consumed immediately after cooking is the best way!

Reheated rice could be a quick path to getting you a nasty case of food poisoning.

Does Reheating Rice to a High Temperature Kill the Bacteria?

Bacillus cereus spores aren’t easily destroyed by heat, so even if you reheat rice to a high temperature, you won’t necessarily kill them – and the heat can actually activate them so they’re able to cause food poisoning. The only way to avoid this problem is to cook rice thoroughly and cool it very quickly before storing it in the refrigerator – without letting it cool down to room temperature slowly. If it’s done properly, it’s safe to reheat rice no more than one time, but make sure it’s heated thoroughly.

What are the Symptoms of Rice Food Poisoning?

The bacillus cereus bacteria that cause rice food poisoning produce an enterotoxin that causes vomiting or diarrhea. If a person is unfortunate enough to ingest some of the spores, symptoms of nausea and vomiting usually appear pretty quickly – within four or five hours. There’s another form of rice food poisoning from bacillus cereus that takes longer to develop (eight to twenty hours) and mainly has symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal cramping.

Don’t Reheat Rice from a Restaurant

Bringing home rice is dangerous, especially if you don’t know how it was prepared. The rice has the opportunity to set at room temperature before it can be refrigerated, which allows the spores to germinate. If you take home leftovers from a restaurant–leave the rice behind. That includes fried rice, which is the culprit in many cases of rice food poisoning. Don’t take chances with your health by reheating restaurant rice at home.



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