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Simious seductions.(The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World)(Book review)
Dane Kennedy The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World. Harvard University Press, 354 pages, $27.95
Just outside London, in the village of Mortlake, the massive tomb of Sir Richard Burton rises among the humbler graves of St. Mary Magdalen Church. I paid my dubious respects there a month or so ago, circumambulating the marble mausoleum (now clad in cement) like some skeptical pilgrim, and teetering on the rickety ladder at the rear of the edifice which gives you a peep into the dusty interior. There Burton and his devoutly Catholic wife Isabel (nee Arundell) lie moldering uneasily side by side. The tomb is shaped like a nomad's tent--a ...
- Richard Burton as myth, rogue and Liz's lover
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Hedy Weiss February 12, 1989 700+ words
Richard Burton A Life. By Melvyn Bragg. Little...rogue and peasant slave he was, that Richard Burton! And how those two warring sides of...It went: Here lies the Welshman, Richard Burton, an actor of such prodigous talent...
- FOUND: RICHARD BURTON'S 'LOST' 'HAMLET' -- FILM VERSION OF BROADWAY TRIUMPH SET...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 23, 1994 700+ words
...Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Burton's "Hamlet," performed on...Following a digital facelift, "Richard Burton's `Hamlet'" is set for an...and future generations." The Richard Burton "Hamlet" was produced on Broadway...
- Richard Burton makes grand exit as vile `Wagner'
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Daniel Ruth December 1, 1986 700+ words
...STAR) (STAR) 1/2 Wagner Richard Burton Cosima Vanessa Redgrave PBS presents...respected film career. And now, Richard Burton exits gracefully. His last performance...man, his work lives on. For Richard Burton, his final role has become a...
- RICHARD BURTON'S 'HAMLET' STAGE TRIUMPH NOW GETS SPOKEN WORD CD TREATMENT
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 5, 1994 700+ words
...after his death, the voice of Richard Burton will again be heard -- and in...digitally remastered recording of "Richard Burton's `Hamlet,'" taken from...be-released CD boxed set, "Richard Burton - A Legacy of Poetry and Shakespeare...
- Burton, Taylor & me; Drinking sessions with Richard Burton and fleeing from...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) August 22, 2009 700+ words
...director - Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole lined up to...30pm. An archive interview with Richard Burton will also be shown and there...Taylor, Peter O''Toole and Richard Burton, main, and Burton and Sinclair...
- Richard Burton's Hamlet Comes to the Web Exclusively On Ampex Internet Video...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 30, 1999 700+ words
...chance to watch the 1964 film of Richard Burton's legendary Broadway performance...video Internet presentation of Richard Burton's Hamlet on the Alternative...have the opportunity to bring Richard Burton's Hamlet to the Internet using...
- Who's afraid of Richard Burton?
- Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune DICK CAVETT July 22, 2009 700+ words
...22-2009 Who's afraid of Richard Burton? Byline: DICK CAVETT Section...imagine what fears or hesitations Richard Burton might have about appearing on...unmistakable voice. In fact, Richard Burton was still pondering whether to...
- Richard BURTON (PAR137190)
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Dennis Stock January 1, 1957 700+ words
Dennis Stock Magnum Photos 01-01-1957 Richard BURTON Keywords: film star celebrities movie star star...entertainment theater usa. "time remembered," with richard burton. richard burton 1957 Magnum Photos
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