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Richard Burton
Richard Burton 1925-84, British actor, b. Pontrhydfen, Wales; his original name was Richard Jenkins. A dark, introspective actor with a splendid speaking voice, Burton specialized in portraying conflicted, frequently tormented, men. He appeared with the Old Vic in Henry V and Othello and on Bro... Read more
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton 1821-90, English explorer, writer, and linguist. He joined (1842) the service of the East India Company and, while stationed in India, acquired a thorough knowledge of the Persian, Afghan, Hindustani, and Arabic languages. In 1853, in various disguises, he made a famous j... Read more
John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke , 1827-64, English explorer in Africa. He joined Sir Richard Burton in his expeditions to Somaliland (1854) and to E central Africa (1857-59). Together they discovered (1858) Lake Tanganyika; then Speke continued alone and discovered Lake Victoria, which he believed to be a source... Read more
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor 1932-, Anglo-American film actress, b. London. Regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women, Taylor went from child star to a series of ladylike roles to playing worldly, sometimes shrewish women. She won Academy Awards for her work in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afrai... Read more
Thousand and One Nights
Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights, series of anonymous stories in Arabic, considered as an entity to be among the classics of world literature. The cohesive plot device concerns the efforts of Scheherezade, or Sheherazade, to keep her husband, King Shahryar (or Schriyar), from killing h... Read more
exploration
exploration travel to a part of the earth that is relatively unknown to the traveler's culture, historically often motivated by a desire for colonization, conquest, or trade. See also space exploration , geography , and articles on localities, e.g., Africa , Arctic, the , Australia . ... Read more
Sir William Turner Walton
Sir William Turner Walton 1902-83, English composer, b. Oldham. Walton studied at Oxford. One of his earliest works was a piano quartet (1918-19). In 1923, Façade, satirical poems by Edith Sitwell read to Walton's jazz-inflected music, had enormous success in London. His orchestral works... Read more
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson 1869-1935, American poet, b. Head Tide, Maine, attended Harvard (1891-93). At his death, many critics considered Robinson the greatest poet in the United States. He is now best remembered for his short poems characterizing various residents of "Tilbury Town," which was ... Read more
Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
English literature
English literature literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. For the literature of previous linguistic periods, see the articles on Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle... Read more

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Richard Burton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Richard Burton Richard Burton (1925-1984) was known for his outstanding...Taylor, to whom he was twice married. Richard Burton was born on November 10, 1925, in...divorcing his wife in April 1963, Richard Burton married Taylor on March 15, 1964... Read more
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sir Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), English explorer, scholar, poet, translator...and studied Oriental literature and American religions. Richard Burton was born on March 19, 1821, in the west of England into... Read more
Burton, Sir Richard Francis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821–90), joined the Indian army in 1842. He left India in 1849, and subsequent travels took him to the forbidden... Read more
Burton, Richard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Burton, Richard [ né Jenkins ] (1925–84), actor...toured briefly in a revival of Camelot . Burton's last stage role was Elyot Chase, playing...either venue. Biography: Rich: The Life of Richard Burton , Melvyn Bragg, 1988. Read more
Burton, Sir Richard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Burton, Sir Richard (1821–90). Traveller...great Victorian outsider, Burton joined the Indian army in...African expedition of 1856. Burton discovered Lake Tanganyika...was the source of the Nile. Burton was in fact happier as a... Read more
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...son of a miner, who took his stage name from that of his benefactor Philip Burton. He made his début in Emlyn Williams's The Druid's Rest (1944) and... Read more
Cullum, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...University of Tennessee before understudying Richard Burton in Camelot and playing Laertes to Burton's Hamlet (1964). The full‐voiced, blond...Twentieth Century (1978), Victor in the 1983 Burton‐ Taylor revival of Private Lives... Read more
Six‐Cylinder Love
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Having lived beyond their means, Richard Burton ( Donald Meek) and his wife, Geraldine...Gilbert ( Ernest Truex ), buys the Burtons' auto. Before long the Sterlings...means, and when Mr. Stapleton (Burton Churchill), Gilbert's staid boss... Read more
John Hanning Speke
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , 1827-64, English explorer in Africa. He joined Sir Richard Burton in his expeditions to Somaliland (1854) and to E central Africa (1857-59). Together they discovered (1858) Lake Tanganyika; then... Read more
Camelot
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Majestic Theatre , 873 perf.] A somewhat reluctant King Arthur ( Richard Burton ) awaits the arrival of his bride, Guinevere ( Julie Andrews...the 1980–81 season, then taken back to New York with Richard Harris as Arthur, though a revival with Goulet as the King... Read more

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Burton, Sir Richard Francis
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821–90) Anglo-Irish scholar and...reached the great lakes of East Africa, but it was Burton's companion John SPEKE who made the final discovery. Later Burton explored West Africa and South America. He drafted... Read more
Burton, Richard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers BURTON, Richard Nationality: British. Born: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. in Pontrhydyfen...1982); 4) Sally Hay, 1983. Career: 1943 — changed name to Richard Burton, after schoolmaster Philip Burton who encouraged his acting career; stage... Read more
Burton, Sir Richard
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Burton, Sir Richard (1821–90). Traveller, Arabist, and great Victorian outsider, Burton joined the Indian army in 1842. In India he...their great east African expedition of 1856. Burton discovered Lake Tanganyika in 1858. Later travels... Read more
Ahrends, Burton, & Koralek
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Ahrends, Burton, & Koralek. (ABK) English architectural...1933– ), London-born Richard Burton (1933– ), and Vienna-born...firm's resilience. Bibliography Ahrends,, Burton,, & and Koralek ; Kalman (1994... Read more
Burton, Tim
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...York, 1995. Burton (for children), New York, 2000. By BURTON: articles — Interviews, in Los Angeles Times...Walker, The Art of Sleepy Hollow , New York, 2000(?). On BURTON: book — Hanke, Ken, Tim Burton: An Unauthorized Biography of the Filmmaker , Los Angeles, 1999. On ... Read more
Burton, Decimus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Burton, Decimus (1800–81). British architect, who enjoyed...iron-and-glass conservatories . He was the tenth son of James Burton ( or Haliburton ) (1761–1837), a Scots builder and...was extended to Carlisle and then Scotland, passing it by. Burton was interested in the problems of design using ... Read more
Day, Richard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DAY, Richard Art Director. Nationality: American. Born: Victoria, British Columbia...Wife (Del Ruth); The Grapes of Wrath (Ford); The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (Burton); Charlie Chan in Panama (Foster); Star Dust (W. Lang); Johnny Apollo... Read more
Elfman, Danny
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...co-founder with his brother Richard (an independent film director...1985, when he met director Tim Burton and agreed to score Pee-Wee...subsequently scored every one of Burton's movies except Ed Wood (1994...especially in keeping with Burton's chiaroscuro of comic and... Read more
Turner, Thomas
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Turner, Thomas (1820–91). Irish architect, related to Richard Turner (1798–1881—the Dublin iron-founder, who worked with Burton and Lanyon on the design and manufacture of the Palm Houses...association (from 1861) with the architect and civil engineer, Richard Williamson (d. 1874), who ... Read more
The Last Wave
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...matters: Lance Bennett. Cast: Richard Chamberlain ( David Burton ); Olivia Hammett ( Annie Burton...Greenlaw ( Zeadler's secretary ); Richard Henderson ( Prosecutor ); Penny...Katrina Sedgwick ( Sophie Burton ); Ingrid Weir ( Grace Burton... Read more

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Richard Burton: Prince of Players.(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 11/1/2008; ; 574 words ; Work Title: Richard Burton: Prince of Players Work Author(s...actor with the mellifluous voice.In Richard Burton, author and film critic Michael Munn...entrance happen; Richard Jenkins was now Richard Burton. Philip became his cultural mentor... Read more
Simious seductions.(The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World)(Book review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Kennedy The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Harvard...Mortlake, the massive tomb of Sir Richard Burton rises among the humbler graves...The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton (1967) and especially Mary S... Read more
Richard Burton: The Indian Making of an Arabist.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Marg, A Magazine of the Arts; 12/1/2007; ; 390 words ; Richard Burton: The Indian Making of an Arabist by...the annotated text of a lecture on Sir Richard Burton (1821-90) delivered at the Royal Asiatic...Simon Digby, the recipient of the Sir Richard Burton Commemorative Medal in 1999. It is only... Read more
A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton.(Review)
Magazine article from: African Business; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...as complex as Sir Richard Burton, the explorer, linguist...source of the Nile. Richard and Isabel married in early 1861 and Burton accepted the position...post, Isabel and Richard spent several months...in Madeira before Burton returned alone to... Read more
Camelot. Richard Burton; Julie Andrews. Sony Classical/Columbia/Legacy SK 60542. My Fair Lady. Rex Harrison; Julie Andrews. Sony Classical/Columbia/Legacy SK 60539.(Review)
Magazine article from: Sensible Sound; 11/1/1998; ; 93 words ; Camelot. Richard Burton; Julie Andrews. Sony Classical/Columbia/Legacy SK 60542. My Fair Lady. Rex Harrison; Julie Andrews. Sony Classical/Columbia/Legacy... Read more
Richard Burton, RIP.
Magazine article from: National Review; 9/7/1984; 216 words ; Richard Burton, RIP He was the last of the old-time sinners, a man of world-shaking weaknesses...could do more then boom: A soft touch could produce haunting effects, and Burton was at his finest when reading English verse at something just above a... Read more
Richard Burton: A Brother Remembered.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 1/1/1994; ; 480 words ; ...true nature of the man who became Richard Burton, an elusive figure like his Victorian...or an enemy. Olivier was neither. Burton's mentors were, apart from his guardian...nurtured his talent for speaking verse. Burton was fortunate in that his rise to... Read more
Una disputa brillante.(entre los actores Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor)(Artículo breve)
Magazine article from: Contenido; 10/1/2004; 100 words ; 1969: 24 de octubre El actor Richard Burton deslumbró a su esposa, Elizabeth Taylor, al obsequiarle...millones de dólares. El regalo fue producto de una riña: Burton dijo a Taylor que sus manos eran largas y leas. Ella le espet... Read more
The sad story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; or, was John Hanning Speke a cad?(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 166 words ; 080475571X The sad story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; or, was John...140 pages $16.95 Paperback DT117 Richard Burton discovered the source of the Nile...gunshot wound thought to be accidental. Burton became the hero of the Nile, and... Read more
Snowboard equipment store picks its Manhattan home.(Burton Snowboards)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 2/16/2005; 254 words ; Burlington, Vermont-based Burton Snowboards, a leading snowboard...and distinct retailers. CB Richard Ellis' Robert Gibson and Jedd...the 10-year deal on behalf of Burton Snowboards, while Amira Yunis...residential cooperative. Simply put, Burton Snowboards wanted to be in...all the bells and ... Read more