publication date: Friday, June 5, 2020 (part of Summer 2020)

category: Movies

clue: He wasn't of Venice, or La Mancha, or Arabia, but his characters were.

explanation: O'Toole starred in The Merchant of Venice for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in the films Man of La Mancha and Lawrence of Arabia. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates


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