Modern celebrities may seem dull by comparison, but wives and children were left behind to pick up the pieces
So Peter O'Toole has died, gone to join his brothers hellraising in the sky. Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Richard Burton, George Best – sometimes it seems like all the most talented men of the British 20th century were total and utter boozehounds, quite prepared to generously donate their gifts to the bottom of a whisky glass, and after that, the floor of the pub.
"I did quite enjoy the days when one went for a beer at one's local in Paris and woke up in Corsica," said Peter O'Toole once, who also admitted it was "around 1985" before he heard the news of President Kennedy's assassination.
Oh, the stories were just better with that lot – like the time Harris was browsing some old photos, saw himself standing beside a Rolls-Royce, and started ringing...
So Peter O'Toole has died, gone to join his brothers hellraising in the sky. Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Richard Burton, George Best – sometimes it seems like all the most talented men of the British 20th century were total and utter boozehounds, quite prepared to generously donate their gifts to the bottom of a whisky glass, and after that, the floor of the pub.
"I did quite enjoy the days when one went for a beer at one's local in Paris and woke up in Corsica," said Peter O'Toole once, who also admitted it was "around 1985" before he heard the news of President Kennedy's assassination.
Oh, the stories were just better with that lot – like the time Harris was browsing some old photos, saw himself standing beside a Rolls-Royce, and started ringing...
- 12/17/2013
- by Sophie Heawood
- The Guardian - Film News
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