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Peter Lawford

Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7, 1923 - December 24, 1984) was a Hollywood actor and member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," more noted for his off-screen activities than for his acting.

Born in London, the son of actor Sidney Lawford and his (eventual) wife, Mary Aylen, née Somerville, he spent his early childhood in France, and began acting as a child. In childhood he severely injured his arm. Doctors were able to save the arm, but the injury bothered him for many years. The arm injury kept him from being drafted into the armed forces for the Second World War. Prior to the war, Lawford had a gained a contract position with the MGM studios.

Lawford became an American citizen in 1960, in time to vote for his brother-in-law John F. Kennedy. Lawford, along with the other members of the Rat Pack helped to campaign for Kennedy and the Democratic party.

He married four times. He married his first wife, Patricia Kennedy, sister to President John F. Kennedy, in 1954. They had four children, including actor Christopher Lawford. They divorced in 1966. He married his scond wife, Mary Rowan, daughter of Dan Rowan, in 1971. They divorced in 1975. He married his third wife, Deborah Gould in 1976. They divorced in 1977. His fourth wife, whom he married in 1984, was Patricia Seaton.

He and his brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy are reported to have visited Marilyn Monroe on the day she died, although this is not known for sure.

Lawford was close to Frank Sinatra for a number of years. However Sinatra had threatened him with bodily harm when he learned that Lawford had lunch with Ava Gardner. Lawford's friends managed to convince Sinatra that nothing was going on between Gardner and Lawford. But Sinatra refused to speak with Lawford for a number of years. The two were later reconciled, but Sinatra later permanently broke off the friendship. Sinatra's feelings were such that once when he learned that Peter Lawford was in the audience he was about to perform in front of that he refused to come out until Lawford and his wife were removed from the audience.

Later in life, Lawford had fallen into drug and alcohol abuse. Such abuse, plus strained relationships with others, and financial difficulties caused a great deal of strain on his already fragile health. Lawford was reduced to doing television guest shots on such shows as Fantasy Island, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Profiles In Courage, The Wild Wild West, I Spy, The Name Of The Game, The Jeffersons, The Virginian and Hawaii Five O. He also had a recurring role on The Doris Day Show. Lawford died in Los Angeles in 1984 of liver and kidney disease. He was cremated on Christmas Day of 1984, and was then originally buried in L.A. at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. His original burial location was near that of Marilyn Monroe. Because of a dispute between the family and the cemetery his remains were removed and then scattered in the Pacific.

Films

  • The White Cliffs of Dover - 1944
  • The Canterville Ghost - 1944
  • Mrs. Parkington - 1944
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1945 (his father also appeared in this film)
  • Son of Lassie - 1945
  • Good News - 1947
  • Easter Parade - 1948
  • Little Women - 1949
  • Royal Wedding - 1951
  • Exodus - 1960
  • Ocean's Eleven - 1960 (appearing with other members of the "Rat Pack")
  • Advise and Consent - 1962
  • The Longest Day - 1962
  • Salt and Pepper - 1968 (costarring fellow "Rat Pack" member Sammy Davis, Jr.)
  • Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell - 1969
  • Angels Revenge - 1979

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Because of a dispute between the family and the cemetery his remains were removed and then scattered in the Pacific.
. His original burial location was near that of Marilyn Monroe.
. at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. They also formed the pop quartet "The McGanns", releasing the single "Everything But The Boy". He was cremated on Christmas Day of 1984, and was then originally buried in L.A. His brothers Mark, Joe, and Stephen are also actors; the four of them starred together (as four brothers) in the 1995 television miniseries The Hanging Gale.

Lawford died in Los Angeles in 1984 of liver and kidney disease. When Christopher Eccleston makes his debut as the Ninth Doctor in early 2005, McGann will become the second-longest serving "current" Doctor after Sylvester McCoy. He also had a recurring role on The Doris Day Show. McGann himself has reprised the role of the Eighth Doctor in a series of audio plays by Big Finish Productions. Lawford was reduced to doing television guest shots on such shows as Fantasy Island, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Profiles In Courage, The Wild Wild West, I Spy, The Name Of The Game, The Jeffersons, The Virginian and Hawaii Five O. Grant, also played the Doctor in the 2003 animated webcast Scream of the Shalka. Such abuse, plus strained relationships with others, and financial difficulties caused a great deal of strain on his already fragile health. Coincidentally, his co-star in Withnail, actor Richard E.

Later in life, Lawford had fallen into drug and alcohol abuse. He has had small roles in a number of high-profile American films including Alien 3 and Queen of the Damned. Sinatra's feelings were such that once when he learned that Peter Lawford was in the audience he was about to perform in front of that he refused to come out until Lawford and his wife were removed from the audience. Since then his career has concentrated on television work including the Hornblower series and playing the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie. The two were later reconciled, but Sinatra later permanently broke off the friendship. Following on from that part, he was cast as the eponymous "I" in Bruce Robinson's cult film comedy, Withnail and I (1987). But Sinatra refused to speak with Lawford for a number of years. Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role.

Lawford's friends managed to convince Sinatra that nothing was going on between Gardner and Lawford. However Sinatra had threatened him with bodily harm when he learned that Lawford had lunch with Ava Gardner. Lawford was close to Frank Sinatra for a number of years. Kennedy are reported to have visited Marilyn Monroe on the day she died, although this is not known for sure.

He and his brother-in-law Robert F. His fourth wife, whom he married in 1984, was Patricia Seaton. They divorced in 1977. He married his third wife, Deborah Gould in 1976.

They divorced in 1975. He married his scond wife, Mary Rowan, daughter of Dan Rowan, in 1971. They divorced in 1966. They had four children, including actor Christopher Lawford.

Kennedy, in 1954. He married his first wife, Patricia Kennedy, sister to President John F. He married four times. Lawford, along with the other members of the Rat Pack helped to campaign for Kennedy and the Democratic party.

Kennedy. Lawford became an American citizen in 1960, in time to vote for his brother-in-law John F. Prior to the war, Lawford had a gained a contract position with the MGM studios. The arm injury kept him from being drafted into the armed forces for the Second World War.

In childhood he severely injured his arm. Doctors were able to save the arm, but the injury bothered him for many years. Born in London, the son of actor Sidney Lawford and his (eventual) wife, Mary Aylen, née Somerville, he spent his early childhood in France, and began acting as a child. Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7, 1923 - December 24, 1984) was a Hollywood actor and member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," more noted for his off-screen activities than for his acting. Angels Revenge - 1979.

Campbell - 1969. Buona Sera, Mrs. Salt and Pepper - 1968 (costarring fellow "Rat Pack" member Sammy Davis, Jr.). The Longest Day - 1962.

Advise and Consent - 1962. Ocean's Eleven - 1960 (appearing with other members of the "Rat Pack"). Exodus - 1960. Royal Wedding - 1951.

Little Women - 1949. Easter Parade - 1948. Good News - 1947. Son of Lassie - 1945.

The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1945 (his father also appeared in this film). Parkington - 1944. Mrs. The Canterville Ghost - 1944.

The White Cliffs of Dover - 1944.