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Burton, Sir Richard Francis
Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821–90) English explorer and scholar. In 1853 he travelled in disguise to Medina and Mecca, one of the first Europeans to visit the holy cities. On his second trip to
e Africa, with John
Speke in 1857, he discovered Lake Tanganyika. The author of many books, he was best known for his translation of the
Arabian Nights (1885–88).
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THE RICHARD BURTON STORY: HOW THE ROBUST BOY FROM THE VALLEYS BECAME A TORTURED DRUNK; Richard saved some of his best acting roles for the pub.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Where Eagles Dare and Richard Burton wanted a drink...you're Richard Burton," he persisted...tell him you're Richard Burton,"" hissed...It was a typical Burton performance. Where...many a Welshman, Richard Burton - always just...
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Richard Burton as myth, rogue and Liz's lover
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/12/1989; ; 700+ words
; Richard Burton A Life. By Melvyn Bragg...peasant slave he was, that Richard Burton! And how those two...a scholar or a writer - Burton was driven to succeed...television interview, "Richard had an amazing instinct...
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FOUND: RICHARD BURTON'S 'LOST' 'HAMLET' -- FILM VERSION OF BROADWAY TRIUMPH SET FOR U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE
PR Newswire; 2/23/1994; 700+ words
; ...Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Burton's "Hamlet," performed on...Following a digital facelift, "Richard Burton's `Hamlet'" is set...Brownstein's quest for the Richard Burton "Hamlet" started eight years...
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Richard Burton: Prince of Players.(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Work Title: Richard Burton: Prince of Players...Anthony Quayle picked Burton to play Prince Hal...mystical talent. Richard continued to have...wrote Brenda Maddox. Burton later said of Liz...took in 1974 with Richard, looking for a pub...
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Ian Fleming's secret mission was to coax our Richard Burton into playing hero James Bond.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 8/30/2006; 700+ words
; ...Mail The name's Burton - Richard Burton. He hardly...had a look in had Burton landed the role...in look. Well Richard Burton certainly...for years. 'But Burton might have been too...Price explains why Richard Burton would have...
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THE RICHARD BURTON STORY Part 1 : GAY? Don't make me laugh; RICHARD SIMPLY ADORED WOMEN.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...of English. This was Richard Burton, who would be transformed...Burton - real name Richard Walter Jenkins jnr...father had first spotted Burton's potential as an actor...with a chuckle. " "Richard - or 'Rich' as we all...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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How Liz Taylor nearly drove me to suicide; On the 20th anniversary of Richard Burton's death, his widow Sally at last reveals her secret torment,REVIEW.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 8/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...years ago next week, Richard Burton died of a brain haemorrhage...lost years after Burton's death. She says...trailing behind Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor...had not been with Richard long but I felt I...madly in love with Richard and he was in love...
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Richard Burton makes grand exit as vile `Wagner'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/1/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...STAR) 1/2 Wagner Richard Burton Cosima Vanessa Redgrave...greatest actor, Burton had allowed his skills...his 40s and 50s, Burton became better known...death in 1984. While Richard Wagner is best left...work lives on. For Richard Burton, his final...
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Simious seductions.(The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World)(Book review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World...the massive tomb of Sir Richard Burton rises among the humbler...surroundings. Kennedy suggests that Burtons contempt for black Africans...disguise himself among them. Burton, who had himself been dubbed...
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Richard Burton.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 1/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...critic Kenneth Tynan once said of Richard Burton, 'He is a brimming pool running...soundtrack of the 1964 film Zulu, with Burton as narrator. In the war film...recordings highlights:Burton as Richard, in The Lady's Not for Burning...
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Richard Burton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Richard Burton Richard Burton (1925-1984) was known for his outstanding abilities as a...romance with actress Elizabeth Taylor, to whom he was twice married. Richard Burton was born on November 10, 1925, in the Welsh coal-mining...
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Sir Richard Francis Burton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), English explorer, scholar...Asia and studied Oriental literature and American religions. Richard Burton was born on March 19, 1821, in the west of England into...
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Burton, Richard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
BURTON, Richard Nationality: British. Born: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, 10 November...Sally Hay, 1983. Career: 1943—changed name to Richard Burton, after schoolmaster Philip Burton who encouraged...
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Burton, Richard Walter
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Burton, Richard Walter [ Richard Walter Jenkins ] (1925–84), Welsh actor of great...miner, who took his stage name from that of his benefactor Philip Burton. He made his début in Emlyn Williams's The Druid...
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Burton, Sir Richard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Burton, Sir Richard (1821–90). Traveller, Arabist, and great Victorian outsider, Burton joined the Indian army in 1842. In India...great east African expedition of 1856. Burton discovered Lake Tanganyika in 1858...
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