Almost burned himself to death in a fire at his flat in 1979, and remained hospitalized for months.
Daughter, the barrister Cherie Blair, QC, is married to Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the UK.
Daughters - Cherie Blair, Lyndsey Booth, Jenia, Bronwen Booth, Sarah (known as Lauren Booth), Emma Booth, Jo Booth and Lucy Booth.
Elected president of Equity, the actors union
Father of journalist Lauren Booth, and of Emma Booth.
Grandfather of Euan Blair.
Married actress Patricia Phoenix in hospital a few days before she died of cancer.