finally won a Tony as Alfred P. Doolittle in the 20th anniversary Broadway revival of My Fair Lady. He received further acclaim in the role of General Burgoyne in The Devil's Disciple, as Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in Peter Pan and as one of Rex Harrison's co-stars in The Kingfisher; he won a 1979 Drama Desk Award for the last. In 1980, he appeared as Major General Stanley in the hit Joe Papp adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance, co-starring Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt, being nominated for another Tony award. He also starred in the film adaptation of the production, released in 1983. Rose won his second Tony in 1986, for Rupert Holmes' musical adaptation of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Rose was appearing in a national tour of Drood at the time of his death in 1988. His last film role was Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, in which he voiced the villain Marvin McNasty (and also sang one of the film's songs). Personal life and death Rose owned a pet lynx, birds and other exotic creatures. He had a music collection numbering around 17,000 records. In 1984, he purchased a holiday home in Sosúa, Dominican Republic where he spent much of his time between his performances. Rose was homosexual and had no immediate family or permanent partner. He reportedly longed to have an heir. Shortly after moving, he took in a 14 year old boy whom he supported financially and to whom he planned to leave his estate. He officially adopted the boy in January 1988. On 5 May 1988, during a two-week hiatus from the national tour of Drood, Rose was tortured and beaten to death by his adopted son, the boy's biological father, an uncle and a friend of the father. The assailants tried to make the death look like a car accident, but soon confessed. Though all four were charged and spent time in prison, no trial was ever held, and eventually all were released. Rose is buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery near his Sosúa home. Awards and nominations Stage productions A Penny for a Song (1951) A Man For All Seasons (1962) Richard Burton's Hamlet (1964) Slow Dance on the Killing Ground (1964) The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1965) Walking Happy (1966) Loot (1968) Canterbury Tales (1969) Coco (1969) Sleuth (1970) Wise Child (1972) My