BARTON Richard

(Burton) (Richard Walter Dzheniks Jr.) (Richard Burton (Richard Walter Jenkins)) (10.11.1925 - 5.08.1984)
Has a rich dramatic voice, but his career influenced by personal problems and often a poor choice of roles. Was the twelfth of the 13-year-children in the family of miner. His mother died when he was 2 years, and he was raised in a family of his elder sister. His nickname he picked up in honor of his school teacher, Philip Burton, who helped him enroll in the University of Oxford. First appeared on the scene in 1943. in Liverpool in the play "Druid's Rest" ( "Druid's Rest"), and the next year, this production was shown in London. However artistic career had to be postponed while serving as navigator in the Royal Air Force for several years. His debut on Broadway, took place in the play "The Lady is not for the fire" ( "The Lady's Not For Burning", 1950). In the 1950's. played on the stage of "Old Vic" ( "Old Vic") in London. He was declared the best performer of Shakespeare and modern drama roles. Among his well-known theatrical work on Broadway part in the play "Time, . which is not to forget "(" Time Remembered ", . 1957), . "Camelot" ( "Camelot", . 1960, . Prize "Tony") F. Loewe (Loewe), . "Hamlet" (1964) by W. Shakespeare, . "Rider" ( "Equus", . 1976, . Prize "Tony"), . "Private Life" ( "Private Lives", . 1983) and others,
. Since 1848, Mr.. began acting in movies ( "Cleopatra" ( "Cleopatra", . 1962), . "Becket" ( "Becket", . 1964), . "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" ( "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", . 1966), . "Doctor Faustus" ( "Doctor Faustus", . 1967), . "Alice in Wonderland" ( "Alice in Wonderland", . 1983) and others),
. Participation in the radio drama "In the dairy Forest" ( "Under Milk Wood") was a significant episode in his acting career. He was married 4 times. 2 of them - to Elizabeth Taylor, which are often filmed with a movie.