November 10th, 2007

Separated at birth?

This is the fruit of seeing “Lawrence of Arabia” on TV one day recently, and “Doctor Zhivago” on another:

peteotoole.jpg

julie-christie.jpg

And I’m not the only one who sees a resemblance (see first question here).

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find an early photo of Peter O’Toole that shows one of the most distinctive traits he shares with Julie Christie—the pale but intense blue blue blue of their eyes, almost phosphorescent.

6 Responses to “Separated at birth?”

  1. vanderleun Says:

    Hinted at here:

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15956314/

  2. stu Says:

    Boy was she gorgeous! I fell in love with her and the movie. Was there a better love story?

  3. Doom Says:

    I had thought of that, long ago. However, I think I dismissed it out of hand. It’s the femininity issue, he is way out ahead of her on this one. (and please, keep political correctness in your pocket, whoever… we just aren’t that close)

  4. camojack Says:

    Are they the same age, then?

  5. camojack Says:

    Just checked; they’re years apart.

  6. nyomythus Says:

    Doctor Zhivago is one of those movie I always stop to watch when I happen to catch it playing on TV. Beautiful music, setting, story … one of the best ever!

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