‘The heart has gone out of me, it won’t come back’

Actor Peter O’Toole has ‘chucked in the sponge’ and retired from stage and screen. Danny White looks at his life

‘The heart has gone out of me, it won’t come back’

COLOURFUL veteran Irish actor Peter O’Toole, famous for films including Lawrence of Arabia, announced his retirement this week, saying it was time to “chuck in the sponge” aged 79.

The acclaimed stage and screen star said he was taking his last bow “dry-eyed and profoundly grateful” for his half-century long career.

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