Wheeling Peter O'Toole into the Oscar ceremonies would have caused so manyh post-rehab celebs to fall screaming from the wagon, just by osmosis, that it was probably considered a good idea to just leave him pickled wherever he last fell over. At this point the alcohol content of his body has probably ensured his immortality -- the reason Ricgard Harris died when he did was that he quit drinking (and Oliver Reed died when *he* did because his liver spontaneously combusted, rather like a Dell laptop battery.)