Richard Burton, CBE (; blessed Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh acting professional who was known for his mellifluous baritone tone. Burton proven himself as a formidable Shakespearean professional in the 1950s, and he provided a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called “the natural successor to Olivier” by critic and dramaturge Kenneth Tynan. An alcoholic, Burton’s inability to surpass those anticipations disappointed critics and co-workers and fueled his tale as a great thespian wastrel.
Burton was nominated for an Academy Prize seven times, but never received an Oscar. He was a receiver of BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Tony Prizes for Best Professional. In the middle-1960s, Burton ascended in to the ranks of the very best box office personalities, and by the later 1960s was one of the highest-paid celebrities on the globe, obtaining fees of $1 million or even more plus a show of the gross receipts. Burton remains strongly associated in the general public consciousness along with his second wife, celebrity Elizabeth Taylor. The couple’s turbulent romantic relationship was rarely from the news.
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