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Richard Burton CBE
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Richard Burton CBE

Welsh Film and Stage Actor
Richard Burton CBE

Richard Walter Jenkins

Age

58

Born

Tuesday 10 Nov 1925

Died

5 Aug 1984

Richard Burton CBE
Bio Details

Full name

Richard Walter Jenkins

Gender

Male

Age

58

Date of birth

Tuesday 10 Nov 1925

Birth place

Pontrhydyfen, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Date of death:

5 Aug 1984

Place of death

Céligny, Switzerland

Cause of death

Cerebral Hemorrhage

Occupations

Author

RAF (Finished 1947)

Shop Assistant (1941)

Actor (1943)

Education

Eastern Primary School, Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom (1930)

Port Talbot Secondary School, Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom (1937 (aft.))

Oxford University : Exeter College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (1944 - 1945 (bef.))

At the age of 2, following his mothers death, Richard went to live with his sister Cecilia and her husband Elfed
Philip Burton who was Richard Burtons teacher, became his legal guardian in December 1943.
In the 1960s Richard Burton was the highest paid actor in the world

Baftas

1967 - Best British Actor - The Spy Who Came in From The Cold/Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Golden Globes

1953 - New Star of the Year - My Cousin Rachel
1969 - Special Award
1978 - Best Actor - Equus

Richard Burton CBE Siblings

Thomas Jenkins

Brother

Margaret Jenkins

Sister

Cecilia James

Sister

Ivor Jenkins

Brother

Margaret Jenkins

Sister

William Jenkins

Brother

David Jenkins

Brother

Verdun Jenkins

Brother

Hilda Jenkins

Sister

Catherine Jenkins

Sister

Edith Jenkins

Sister

Graham Jenkins

Brother

Partners of 
Richard Burton CBE

Sally Burton

Married

1983 - 1984

Suzy Burton

Married

1976 - 1982

Elizabeth Taylor

Second divorce having remarried

married the second time from 10 Oct 1975
divorced again, from 29 Jul 1976

Nathalie Delon

Affair

affair from May 1972
until about May 1972

Susan Strasberg

Affair

affair from about 1957
until about 1958

Claire Bloom

Affair

affair from 1953
until 1958

Sybil Burton

Married

2 children together

1949 - 1963

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Affair

Richard Burton CBE Children

Katherine Burton

born 1957, age 63
with Sybil Burton

Jessica Burton

born 1959, age 61
with Sybil Burton

Maria Burton

born 1961, age 60 (approx.)
adopted with Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton CBE Partner(s) Other Children

Trivia

Richard Burton CBE Family

Richard Burton CBE's parents:

Richard Burton CBE's father was Richard Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's mother was Edith Jenkins


Richard Burton CBE's children:

Richard Burton CBE's daughter is Katherine Burton Richard Burton CBE's daughter is Jessica Burton Richard Burton CBE's adopted daughter is Maria Burton


Richard Burton CBE's former partners:

Richard Burton CBE's former wife was Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton CBE had an affair with Zsa Zsa Gabor Richard Burton CBE had an affair with Susan Strasberg Richard Burton CBE had an affair with Claire Bloom Richard Burton CBE had an affair with Jean Simmons OBE Richard Burton CBE had an affair with Nathalie Delon Richard Burton CBE's former wife is Sally Burton Richard Burton CBE's former wife is Suzy Burton Richard Burton CBE's former wife was Sybil Burton


Richard Burton CBE's siblings:

Richard Burton CBE's brother was Thomas Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's sister was Margaret Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's sister was Cecilia James Richard Burton CBE's brother was Ivor Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's sister was Margaret Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's brother was William Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's brother was David Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's brother is Verdun Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's sister is Hilda Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's sister is Catherine Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's sister is Edith Jenkins Richard Burton CBE's brother is Graham Jenkins


Richard Burton CBE's nieces and nephews:

Richard Burton CBE's niece is Marian James Richard Burton CBE's niece is Rhianon James


Richard Burton CBE's grandparents:

Richard Burton CBE's grandfather is Tom Jenkins


Richard Burton CBE's grandchildren:

Richard Burton CBE's grandson is Morgan Ritchie Richard Burton CBE's granddaughter is Charlotte Ritchie Richard Burton CBE's adopted granddaughter is Eliza Carson


Richard Burton CBE's in laws:

Richard Burton CBE's son in law is Michael Ritchie


Richard Burton CBE's former in laws:

Richard Burton CBE's former father in law was Francis Taylor Richard Burton CBE's former mother in law was Sara Taylor Richard Burton CBE's former grandfather in law was Francis Taylor Richard Burton CBE's former grandmother in law was Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton CBE's former grandfather in law was Samuel Warmbrodt Richard Burton CBE's former grandmother in law was Anna Warmbrodt Richard Burton CBE's former brother in law is Howard Taylor


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