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The cause of death for Margot Kidder, best known for portraying Lois Lane in Superman: The Movie opposite Christopher Reeve, has been revealed.

On Wednesday, coroner Richard Wood of Montana’s Park County Coroner’s office confirmed to the Associated Press that Kidder’s death was “a result of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.”

People confirmed the actress died on May 13 at her home in Livingston, Montana. She was 69.

A representative for the Park County Coroner did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.

After Kidder’s cause of death was revealed,...

He found stardom on screen in Lawrence of Arabia, but O'Toole was a legendary and often mesmerising presence in the theatre

• Obituary: Peter O'Toole, 1932-2013

• Peter O'Toole: a life in pictures

• Peter O'Toole: a career in clips

Today's papers all carry big pictures of Peter O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia. Although that role made him an international star and launched a long film career, it shouldn't be forgotten that he was a formidable stage actor. What made him unusual was that he was something of a throwback to an earlier era: I'd describe him as a charismatic romantic with the glamour found in actor-managers of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. And, if he returned to the stage only spasmodically after his film career took off, it may have been because he didn't fit easily into the new director-driven theatre.

I first heard of O'Toole when stories spread about...