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Fast Facts
- Birth name: Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr.
- Born: November 19, 1925
- Birthplace: Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
- Spouse: Sybil Williams (1949 – 1963), Elizabeth Taylor (1964 – 1974 and 1975 – 1976), Susan Hunt (1976 – 1982), Sally Hay (1983 – 1984)
- Native Language: Cymraeg
- Awards and Honors: CBE, 2 Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Award 7 Oscar nominations
- Debut Performance: Measure for Measure (1944) (play)
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Notable Roles
- King Arthur in Camelot (1960)
- Marcellus Gallio in The Robe (1953)
- Antony in Cleopatra (1963)
- Thomas Becket in Becket (1964)
- George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
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"When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk."—Richard BurtonIMDb: Richard Burton biography"I told her that I didn't care if her legs, bum and bosoms fell off and her teeth turned yellow. And she went bald. I love that woman so much sometimes that I cannot believe my luck. She has given me so much."—Richard Burton on Elizabeth TaylorIMDb: Richard Burton biography
"Every man I know who knows her is a little bit in love with her."—Richard Burton on Julie AndrewsIMDb: Richard Burton biography
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看了 Elizabeth Taylor 和 Richard Burton 演的電影：Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? 本劇是舞台劇搬上大螢幕，戲劇張力很強．沒想到 Taylor 的演技如此之棒，果然為她贏得了個人的第二座奧斯卡最佳女主角獎．
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Well obviously many good things come out of Wales. Like saltmarsh lamb. And Richard Burton. And yourself.
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看了 Elizabeth Taylor 和 Richard Burton 演的電影：Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? 整個兩小時半幾乎都在吵架．誰能受得了這種氛圍的家庭啊？人生如戲，戲如人生？Hope not!
@Polar61 | November 08, 2009 03:59 PM
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Richard Burton Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- November 19, 1925: Born
- 1943: Stage debut in Emlyn William's Druid's Rest
- 1948: First film appearance in a movie called The Last Days Of Dolwyn
- 1961: Tony award for Best Actor for Camelot
- 1964: Starred in Hamlet on Broadway
- 1962: Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor
- 1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf with Elizabeth Taylor
- 1977: Broadway production of Equus
- 1982: Wagner
- 1983: Teamed with Elizabeth Taylor in Private Lives on Broadway
- August 5, 1984: Died in Geneva, Switzerland of cerebral hemorrhage
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Richard Burton: An Afterword - Dick Cavett Blog - NYTimes.com
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Arriving at the party, they noticed that the assembled guests included quite a few theater notables, including — to their amazement — Richard Burton, the birthday boy himself. He was starring in “Time Remembered” on Broadway, ...cavett.blogs.nytimes.com
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