Oscar nominee dies peacefully in hospital at age of 64 after long period of cancerThe actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64. Friends said he passed away peacefully in hospital in Shropshire yesterday after having cancer for a long period.Postlethwaite was once described by the film director Steven Spielberg as "probably the best actor in the world today".He worked with Spielberg on two films in 1997 the fantasy adventure film The Lost World: Jurrassic Park, and Amistad about a slave mutiny on a ship.The craggy-featured actor received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Gu