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A Brief Profile of Peter O’Toole
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A Brief Profile of Peter O’Toole

Early Life Peter (Seamus) O’Toole was born at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds, England on 2 August 1932. His Irish-born father Patrick Joseph O’Toole, was a metalworker, footballer, and later, a bookmaker. His mother, Constance Jane, was a Scottish nurse. He grew up in the Leeds suburb of Hunslet, along with his older sister…

A Brief Profile of Vivien Leigh
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A Brief Profile of Vivien Leigh

Early Life Vivien Leigh was born Vivian Mary Hartley on 5 November 1913 on St. Paul’s School campus in Darjeeling, Bengal, India. She was the only child of businessman Ernest Hartley, and his wife, Gertrude. Ernest was from Bridlington, Yorkshire, while Gertrude, who grew up in India, is thought to have been of Irish, Armenian…

A Brief Profile of Leslie Phillips
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A Brief Profile of Leslie Phillips

Early life and Career Leslie (Samuel) Phillips was born in Tottenham, London on 20 April 1924. He was the third child of Cecelia and Frederick Phillips, who worked at a gas cooker manufacturing company. He had an older brother, Fred, and an older sister, Dorothy. In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended…

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