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Peter O’Toole, 81. The British actor, who became an international star in 1962 for playing the lead in “Lawrence of Arabia” and received four Golden Globe awards and eight Oscar nominations. Died December 14. Dennis Busti, 71. He was the CEO of corporate raider Saul Steinberg’s Reliance National Insurance Co., a unit created to handle high-risk insurance coverage for clients such as nuclear- plant operators. Died Dec. 14 at his home in Eastchester, New York. Joan Fontaine, 96. Born in Tokyo to British parents, the actress spent most of her life in the U.S. and won an Academy Award for best actress for her performance in the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film “Suspicion,” beating her sister, Olivia de Havilland, for the honor. Died Dec. 15. Graham Mackay, 64. The former CEO of London-based SABMiller Plo, who built the company into the world’s second-biggest brewer and acquired Australia’s Fosters Group Ltd. in 2011 and Miller Brewing Co., a U.S. beer maker, in 2002. Died Dec. 18. Ronnie Biggs, 84. He helped stage Britain’s Great Train Robbery in 1963, escaped from prison and eluded Scotland Yard for 36 years before giving himself up in 2001. Died Dec. 18 aftera series of strokes. Al Goldstein, 77. A Brooklyn-born pornographer who published Screw magazine, hosted a public access cable-TV show in New York during the city’s sleazy days in the 1970s, before Times Square was cleaned up and drawing families to “The Lion King.” Died Dec. 19. Sergio Loro Piana, 65. The Italian cashmere clothier, who along with his brother, Pier Luigi Loro Piana, became billionaires after selling 80 percent of their company, Loro Piana SpA, to Paris-based LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA. Died Dec. 19. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013302