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Richard Burton CBE (/ ˈ b ɜːr t ən /; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. [ 1 ] Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s and gave a memorable performance as Hamlet in 1964. [ 4 ]
Jan 7, 2022 · On August 5, 1984, Burton died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his adopted country of Switzerland, a sudden ailment caused indirectly by his years of abusive drinking. He was 58 years old. Richard Burton was widely regarded as an almost supernaturally gifted actor on both stage and screen. Born in Wales, he died in Switzerland at 58 years old.
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Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925 into a Welsh (Cymraeg)-speaking family in Pontrhydyfen to Edith Maude (Thomas) and Richard Walter Jenkins, a coal miner. The twelfth of thirteen children, his mother died while he was a toddler and his father later abandoned the family, leaving him to be raised by an elder sister, Cecilia.
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- Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
- January 1, 1
- Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland
Apr 2, 2014 · Richard Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins on November 10, 1925, in Pontrhydfen, South Wales. Jenkins, the twelfth child of an impoverished coal miner, lost his mother when he was two years old.
Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925 into a Welsh (Cymraeg)-speaking family in Pontrhydyfen to Edith Maude (Thomas) and Richard Walter Jenkins, a coal miner. The twelfth of thirteen children, his mother died while he was a toddler and his father later abandoned the family, leaving him to be raised by an elder sister, Cecilia.
- November 10, 1925
- August 5, 1984
Aug 1, 2024 · Richard Burton (born November 10, 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales—died August 5, 1984, Geneva, Switzerland) was a Welsh stage and motion-picture actor noted for his portrayals of highly intelligent and articulate men who were world-weary, cynical, or self-destructive. Jenkins was the 12th of 13 children born to a Welsh coal miner.
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Richard Burton. Richard Walter Burton CBE (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh stage and cinema actor. He appeared in more than 40 movies and received 7 Academy Award nominations. He was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton went up into the ranks of the top box office stars [ 1 ...
