Biography richard burton actor
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Burton, Richard
Nationality: British.
Biography richard burton actor
Born: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, 10 November 1925. Education: Attended Exeter College, Oxford. Military Service:Royal Air Force, 1944–47. Family: Married 1) the actress Sybil Williams, 1949 (divorced), daughters: Kate and Jessica; 2) the actress Elizabeth Taylor, 1964 (divorced 1974; remarried 1975, divorced 1976), child: adopted daughter Maria; 3) Susan Hunt, 1976 (divorced 1982); 4) Sally Hay, 1983.
Career: 1943—changed name to Richard Burton, after schoolmaster Philip Burton who encouraged his acting career; stage debut in Liverpool in Druid's Rest; 1948—following military service, returned to stage in London; film debut in The Last Days of Dolwyn; 1949—Broadway debut in The Lady's Not for Burning; 1952—appeared in first American film, My Cousin Rachel; 1961–62—while making film Cleopatra, met and fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor; 1962–73—acted in series of films with Taylor; 1983—with Taylo