Richard Burton (actor)

Biography

From its true name Richard Walter Jenkins , Richard Burton, is born on November 10th, 1925 in the village from Ponthrydyfen, close to Talbot Port, with the Wales. It is it twelfth of the thirteen children of Richard and Edith Jenkins. It grows in a community of minors of confession presbytérienne, where the Welsh is the native tongue. At the two years age, it loses his mother; it is then his/her older sister, Cecilia, which takes care of him and raises it.

Very early, Richard appears very good pupil, and impassions himself for poetry and the writing. But at the sixteen years age, it is forced to stop the school and to find a work. Its former professor, Philp Burton, which recognizes its talent and encourages it to lose its Welsh accent, adopts it legally and allows him to turn over to study. Richard takes his name then and becomes Richard Burton . In 1943, it is authorized to enter for six months to the College of Exeter, within prestigious the Université of Oxford, because it belongs to the Royal Air Force.

In 1952, Richard Burton becomes famous for his role in My cousin Rachel , of Henry Koster, who will be worth to him a nomination with the Oscars. In 1954, it begins with the radio as a narrator from Under milk Wood , of Dylan Thomas, role which it will take again with the cinema twenty years later. It is during the turning of Cléopâtre that Richard will meet Elizabeth Taylor, with which it will maintain a very mediatized connection more than stormy.

Insomniac and notorious alcoholic, Richard Burton will marry five times, including two with Elizabeth Taylor. February 5th, 1949, he marries Sybil Williams, of which he will have two children: Kate, born in 1957, and Jessica, born in 1961. December 5th, 1963, he divorces in order to be able to marry his mistress Elizabeth Taylor on March 15th, 1964. Together, they will adopt a girl, Maria, born in Germany in 1961. After a first marked divorce on June 26th, 1974, Richard and Elizabeth remarient on October 10th, 1975, and divorce again on August 1st, 1976. From 1976 to 1982, Richard is married in Susan Hunt; the marriage is balanced there too by a divorce. Lastly, on July 3rd, 1983, Richard marries Sally Hay, which will share its life until its death.

On board a flight bringing back it of the Mexico in California, Richard Burton sat beside an young man working in marketing, but very interested by the trade of actor. He advises all then to him to give up and to devote himself only to the cinema if he wants to succeed in this way. Actually, the young man in question is not other than Kevin Costner, which, apparently, took to the letter the advice of Richard Burton…

Richard Burton dies suddenly of a brain hemorrhage on August 5th, 1984 with Geneva, in Suisse, where it is buried.

Career

Richard Burton was nominated seven times for a Oscar, but it did not gain any of it. First of all, it was nominated in 1952 in the category better actor in a supporting role for his service in My Cousin Rachel . Then, it was nominated six times in the category better actor: in 1953 for the Tunic , in 1964 for Becket , 1965 for the Spy who came from the cold , in 1966 for Which is afraid of Virginia Woolf? , in 1969 for Anne the thousand day old, and finally in 1977 for Equus .

Cinema

1949 : The last days off Dolwyn ( The Last Days off Dolwyn ) of Emlyn Williams
1949: Now Barabbas (Now Barabbas has Robber) of Gordon Parry
1950: the Woman without name ( The Woman with No Name ) of Ladislao Vajda
1950: Waterfront ( Waterfront ) of Michael Anderson
1951: Green grow the rushes ( Green Grow the Rushes ) of Derek Twist
1952: My cousin Rachel ( My Cousin Rachel ) of Henry Koster
1953: Rats of the desert ( The Serves Rats ) Robert Wise
1953: the Tunic ( The Wraps ) of Henry Koster
1955: Monsoon ( The Rains off Ranchipur ) of Jean Negulesco
1955: Prince off players ( Prince off Players ) of Philip Dune
1956: Alexandre Large the ( Alexander the great ) of Robert Rossen
1957: Bitter Victoire ( Bitter Victory ) of Nicholas Ray
1957: the Wife of the sea ( Sea Wife ) of Bob McNaught
1959: wild Bodies ( Back Look in Anger ) of Tony Richardson
1959: the one night Dream of summer (SEN noci svatojánské) of Jiří Trnka
1960: the Burning bush ( The Bramble Bush ) of Daniel Petrie
1960: the Adventurers ( Ice De luxe hotel ) of Vincent Sherman
1962: the longest Day (The Longest Day) of Ken Annakin
1963: Cléopâtre (Cleopatra) of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1963: International Hotel ( The VIPs ) of Anthony Asquith
1964: Zulu ( Zulu ) of Cy Endfield
1964: Becket (Becket) of Peter Glenville
1964: the Night of the iguana ( The Night off the Iguana ) of John Huston
1964: Hamlet (Hamlet) of Bill Colleran
1965: the Knight of sands (The Sandpiper) of Vincente Minnelli
1965: the spy who came from the cold (The Spy who cam in from the Cold) of Martin Ritt
1965: What is nine, Pussycat? ( What' S new, Pussycat? ) Cleaves To give
1966: Which is afraid of Virginia Woolf? ( Who' S afraid off Virginia Woolf? ) of Mike Nichols
1967: the Actors ( The Comedians ) of Peter Glenville
1967: Doctor Faustus ( Doctor Faustus ) of Nevill Coghill
1967: the tamed Shrew (The Taming off the Shrew) of Free Zeffirelli
1968: Boom! ( Boom ) of Joseph Losey
1968: Candy ( Candy) of Christian Marquand
1969: Anne the thousand day old ( Anne off the Thousand Days ) of Charles Jarrott
1969: the Staircase ( Staircase ) of Stanley Donen
1969: When the eagles attack (Where Eagles Dare) of Brian G. Hutton
1971: the Fifth Commando ( Raid one Rommel ) of Henry Hathaway
1971: Bastard ( Unpleasant ) of Michael Tuchner
1972: Under milk Wood ( Under Milk Wood ) of Andrew Sinclair
1972: the Assassination of Trotsky ( The Assassination off Trotsky ) of Joseph Losey
1972: Bore-Blue (Bluebeard) of Edward Dmytryk
1972: Bail ( Hammersmith is out ) of Peter Ustinov
1973: the Fifth Offensive ( Sutjeska ) of Feather-grass Delic
1973: S Reprisals ( Massacre in Rome ) of George P. Cosmatos
1974: the Man of the clan ( The Klansman ) of Terence Young
1974: the Voyage ( It Viaggio ) of Vittorio De Sica
1977: Exorcist 2 - the Heretic (Exorcist II: The Heretic) of John Boorman
1977: Equus ( Equus ) of Sidney Lumet
1978: Discharge ( Discharge ) of Anthony Page
1978: the Opening of Avranches ( Sergeant Steiner ) of Andrew V. McLaglen
1978: the Great Threat|(The Medusa Touch) of Jack Gold
1978: Wild gooses (The Wild Geese) of Andrew V. McLaglen
1979: Tristan and Iseult (Lovespell) of Tim Donovan
1980: Circle off two ( Circle off Two ) of Jules Dassin
1984: 1984 ( 1984 ) of Michael Radford

Theater

1943 : Druid' S Rest of Emlyn Williams
1944: Measurement for Measurement of Nevill Coghill
1948: Castle Anna of Daphne Rye
1949: The Lady' S not for Burning of John Gielgud
1950: The Boy With has Cart John Gielgud
1950: has Phoenix too Frequent Christopher Fry
1950: The Lady' S not for Burning of John Gielgud
1951: Henry IV of Anthony Quayle
1951: Henry V of Anthony Quayle
1951: The Tempest of Michael Benthall
1951: Legend off Lovers of Peter Ashmore
1952: Montserrat of Michael Benthall
1953: Hamlet of Michael Benthall
1953: Coriolanus of Michael Benthall
1953: Hamlet of Michael Benthall
1953: King John of George Guesses
1953: The Tampest of Robert Helpmann
1953: Twelfth Night of Michael Benthall
1955: Henry V of Michael Benthall
1956: Othello of Denis Carey
1957: Time Remembered of Albert Marre
1960: Street pedlar of Moss Hart
1964: Hamlet of John Gielgud
1966: Doctor Faustus of Nevill Coghill
1970: Equus of John Dexter
1980: Street pedlar of Frank Dunlop
1983: Private Lives of Milton Katselas

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