Richard Burton

Richard Burton
in The Robe (1953)
Born	Richard Walter Jenkins 10 November 1925(1925-11-10) Pontrhydyfen, Wales
Dee'd	5 August 1984(1984-08-05) (aged 58) Céligny, Swisserland
Cause o daith	Cerebral haemorrhage
Naitionality	Welsh
Citizenship	Unitit Kinrick
Thrift	Actor
Years active	1944–84
Hauf-marrae(s)	Sybil Williams (m. 1949–1963, divorced) Elizabeth Taylor (m. 1964–1974; 1975–1976, divorced) Suzy Hunt (m. 1976–1982, divorced) Sally Hay (m. 1983–1984; his daith)
Bairns	Kate Burton Jessica Burton Liza Todd Burton Maria Burton
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Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) wis a Welsh stage an cinema actor kent for his mellifluous baritone vyce an his great actin talent that mony critics believed he squandered in an excess o hedonism. Establishing himsel as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s an the purveyor o a memorable Hamlet in 1964, Burton wis cried "the naitural successor tae Olivier" bi critic an dramaturg Kenneth Tynan. An alcoholic, Burton's failure tae live up tae those expectations fuellt his legend as the greatest thespian wastrel syne John Barrymore, anither great Hamlet thats career foondered in a sea o alcohol anaa.

Burton wis nominated seiven times for an Academy Awaird wioot iver winnin. He wis a recipient o BAFTA, Golden Globe an Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton ascendit intae the ranks o the tap box office actors an bi the late 1960s, wis the heichest-peyed actor in the warld, receivin fees o $1 million or mair plus a share o the gross receipts.

Burton remains heichly associatit in the public consciousness wi his seicont wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor. The couple's turbulent relationship wis rarely oot o the news.