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††††† Richard Burton †††††
(10 Nov 1925 - 5 Aug 1984)
†† Richard Burton, born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr., made his film debut in The Last Days of Dolwyn, 1947. Real fame came when he portrayed King Author in Camelot, 1960 and Marc Antony in Cleopatra, 1963, where he began his relationship with Elizabeth Taylor (married 1964-1974, 1975-1976). He was nominated for seven Oscar awards but never won (a record shared with Peter O'Toole). Completed Ellis Island, a miniseries in which he appeared with his daughter, Kate Burton, in 1984. Just days before he was to film the sequel to Wild Geese, he died of a brain hemmorage in Geneva, Switzerland at age 58.
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For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of Kings.
[KING RICHARD II Act 3, Scene 2]
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Re: Medusa
Not the best of films, but to be honest I enjoy anything with Burton in it.
Posted - Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:09 am
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Well, I've finally watched the whole film. I also read the novel. R Burton is very, very good here! And Peter Ustinov too! I didn't like the atmosphere, the
Posted - Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:15 am
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Q on "Who's Afraid..."
Thank you very much for the answers. I can't say I fully understand their problem but at least I understand a bit more now. Edward Albee is not an easy writer
Posted - Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:10 am
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Re: Q about "Who's Afraid ..."
The imaginary child is something that George and Martha use as a way to connect?having failed?to conceive children of their own - however, the imaginary child
Posted - Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:34 pm
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Re: Q about "Who's Afraid ..."
Because they longed for, but couldn't have children of their own...they created a sort of special fantasy world that they shared. George becomes
Posted - Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:08 am
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