Richard Burton

alicia753 · 30-04-2008

I have always loved him.

Such a gifted actor and a charismatic man...

ebay:

alicia753 · 01-05-2008

http://www.poster.net/burton-richard...on-6227615.jpg

http://obits.eons.com/obits/tributes...98-1-photo.jpg

www.britmovie.co.uk/actors/b/images/003a.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4...ny_250x300.jpg

http://www.canonlaw.info/z_burton.jpg

http://www.mediastorehouse.com/image...ton_180829.jpg

http://www.stephenquick.co.uk/famous...s/image002.jpg

http://www.mirrorprintstore.co.uk/im...ton_180689.jpg

http://www.mediastorehouse.com/image...ton_180691.jpg

Boomer · 06-05-2008

Thank you for starting the thread!! There was a documentary done back when called "Richard Burton: In from the cold" which was truly jaw dropping...He was an amazing man, and I loved his sophisticated/sporty masculine style...Great idea for a thread!!

alicia753 · 07-05-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomer

Thank you for starting the thread!! There was a documentary done back when called "Richard Burton: In from the cold" which was truly jaw dropping...He was an amazing man, and I loved his sophisticated/sporty masculine style...Great idea for a thread!!

Thank you Boomer!!

ebay:

alicia753 · 07-05-2008

alicia753 · 07-05-2008

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Boomer · 07-05-2008

Alicia, you're a wonder!!

Thanks you so much, great pictures!!

My favorite Richard films are Wagner, an amazing mini series- unbelievable scope about an unbelievable man, and a seldom seen classic, Massacre In Rome with Marcello Mastroianni- one of the best psychological dramas I've ever seen! The title throws people of but it is a very fine film...
Have you ever seen pictures in a tuxedo wearing a white turtleneck?? He and a couple of Jet Set people started wearing this too cool look for a short time in the late 60s, I believe, and I can never find pics of it...

nel16 · 15-02-2009

Richard Burton was such an intense and intriguing person!

Source: http://www.autogramy.cz

Boomer · 15-02-2009

^^ Fantastic- Thanks so much! What a handsome guy!!

somnambule · 16-02-2009

beautiful pictures of this remarkable man and actor.he´s one of my favourites.he had an immense talent and raw energy that hollywood didn´t do enough justice imo.i loved him in look back in anger (he was a force of nature there),the night of the iguana,equus,who´s a afraid of virginia woolf (terrific and almost frightenning) and the spy that came in from the cold.i love the fact that he was in love with words,poetry (reminding me of oscar werner a bit..not only in this case).."home is there the books are"....his voice was also remarkable.i have his reading of " the love poems of john donne" he had such a feeling for the innate rythm of the words.i have yet to hear (or see) under the milkwood.dylan thomas was burton´s friend.he admired him a lot and was smitten when he died,but he remarked that that´s the welsh way to die,because of melancholy and alcohol

.
i love his pride,honesty,unyieldingness,uprightness and his rough,welsh edges never polished by (high) society...i´ll post some exceprt from the bio rich-the life of richard burton by melvyn bragg...

even though there´s no caption it looks as if it was from "who´s afraid of virginia woolf"

studio portrait,1959

burton reading on the terrace of the house in celigny

a warner publicity shot for richard with his co-star in the bramble bush angie dickinson,1959

and inevitably..taylor´s and burton´s first marriage,1964 (as a couple they could be quite annoying even though they were nice to look at and fortunately at heir best made remarkable films)

the couple with julie andrews

during the shooting of becket

my favourite picture of richard

the lonely welsh warrior

on location filming under the milkwood,1971.he had played in its first performance on radio.

the spy who came in from the cold (great film...and brings two of my favourite actors together)

alicia753 · 16-02-2009

Wonderful post

somnambule · 17-02-2009

thoughts.com

portrait of a man drowning

Who can he be
That man alone in the saloon bar's corner?
Who can he be
that man alone, solitary, musing, remembering
What can he be?

The shoulders haunched
The face pocked, rived and valleyed
With a lifetime's small tragedies
The slanting mirror on the wall
Emblemed with Ind Coope and Alsop (sic)
Reflecting his receding hair
his thick shoulders
His silent simian hirsute hands
What is, what was the weight
that sloped those haunching shoulders
that man alone, solitary, musing, thinking
of what can he be
nothing?
Or does he live again the nightmare
Of all the shame he suffered and
made others suffer
the torn promise, the shattered word
His red hand caught in the emotional till
The things he had never done
and never would do now
Lost lovely things, the hopeless things long lost
The hot blush of childhood lies
Love and hate and fear and love
again and hate
And the ultimate terrable
ineluctable wrath of God
Does he hear the silent howl
of death? Haunched solitary, silent
That man alone in the saloon bar's corner
That man alone, solitary, musing
who can he be?
I lift my eyes from the bitter pint
I see that man in the mirror
That man is me

richard burton,5th november,1965

i forgot to list the sources from my last post:
melvyn bragg-rich
kinostars-peter w. engelmeier
leading men-orbis

i hope it´s not inappropiate if i post more excerpts from the book.i know this is the style icon thread so it should be about fashion and style but in burton´s case i think his personality was the most dazzling thing about him andn outshone anything he could have worn ...and then of course his talent and his classic face....to me his style doesn´t reeally matter.he could have worn sackcloth and still be just as dazzling and fascinating (or even more so

)...so if anyone is annoyed by the quotes from the book let me know about it.there are many excerpts from his notebooks in it and i think it gives a lot of insight.he was such a witty ,smart,sometimes sharp observer,intelligent and struggling....
sources:
melvyn bragg-rich
helmut berger-ich

with philip burton,his mentor, who should give him his surname

richard as prince hal,henry IV,stratford 1951."burton is a still brimming pool,running disturbingly deep:at twenty-five he commands repose and can make silence garrulous."kenneth tynan

richard and his third wife susan in the grounds of le pays de galles,celigny

marriage to sally,las vegas,1983

elizabeth and richard with different partners..strange somehow

one could argue who´s stealing the show here....i´d say helmut berger

somnambule · 17-02-2009

and some excerpts from the bio
the introduction

unhappyness,despite....

on dylan thomas

burton,o´toole,becket and a ring

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somnambule backstage pass Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Belle Reve Gender: femme Posts: 591	beautiful pictures of this remarkable man and actor.he´s one of my favourites.he had an immense talent and raw energy that hollywood didn´t do enough justice imo.i loved him in look back in anger (he was a force of nature there),the night of the iguana,equus,who´s a afraid of virginia woolf (terrific and almost frightenning) and the spy that came in from the cold.i love the fact that he was in love with words,poetry (reminding me of oscar werner a bit..not only in this case).."home is there the books are"....his voice was also remarkable.i have his reading of " the love poems of john donne" he had such a feeling for the innate rythm of the words.i have yet to hear (or see) under the milkwood.dylan thomas was burton´s friend.he admired him a lot and was smitten when he died,but he remarked that that´s the welsh way to die,because of melancholy and alcohol . i love his pride,honesty,unyieldingness,uprightness and his rough,welsh edges never polished by (high) society...i´ll post some exceprt from the bio rich-the life of richard burton by melvyn bragg... even though there´s no caption it looks as if it was from "who´s afraid of virginia woolf" studio portrait,1959 burton reading on the terrace of the house in celigny a warner publicity shot for richard with his co-star in the bramble bush angie dickinson,1959 and inevitably..taylor´s and burton´s first marriage,1964 (as a couple they could be quite annoying even though they were nice to look at and fortunately at heir best made remarkable films) the couple with julie andrews during the shooting of becket my favourite picture of richardthe lonely welsh warrior on location filming under the milkwood,1971.he had played in its first performance on radio. the spy who came in from the cold (great film...and brings two of my favourite actors together) __________________ "sleep brings no rest to me i only sail a wilder sea a darker wave" -emily bronte-

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somnambule backstage pass Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Belle Reve Gender: femme Posts: 591	thoughts.com portrait of a man drowning Who can he be That man alone in the saloon bar's corner? Who can he be that man alone, solitary, musing, remembering What can he be? The shoulders haunched The face pocked, rived and valleyed With a lifetime's small tragedies The slanting mirror on the wall Emblemed with Ind Coope and Alsop (sic) Reflecting his receding hair his thick shoulders His silent simian hirsute hands What is, what was the weight that sloped those haunching shoulders that man alone, solitary, musing, thinking of what can he be nothing? Or does he live again the nightmare Of all the shame he suffered and made others suffer the torn promise, the shattered word His red hand caught in the emotional till The things he had never done and never would do now Lost lovely things, the hopeless things long lost The hot blush of childhood lies Love and hate and fear and love again and hate And the ultimate terrable ineluctable wrath of God Does he hear the silent howl of death? Haunched solitary, silent That man alone in the saloon bar's corner That man alone, solitary, musing who can he be? I lift my eyes from the bitter pint I see that man in the mirror That man is me richard burton,5th november,1965 i forgot to list the sources from my last post: melvyn bragg-rich kinostars-peter w. engelmeier leading men-orbis i hope it´s not inappropiate if i post more excerpts from the book.i know this is the style icon thread so it should be about fashion and style but in burton´s case i think his personality was the most dazzling thing about him andn outshone anything he could have worn ...and then of course his talent and his classic face....to me his style doesn´t reeally matter.he could have worn sackcloth and still be just as dazzling and fascinating (or even more so )...so if anyone is annoyed by the quotes from the book let me know about it.there are many excerpts from his notebooks in it and i think it gives a lot of insight.he was such a witty ,smart,sometimes sharp observer,intelligent and struggling.... sources: melvyn bragg-rich helmut berger-ich with philip burton,his mentor, who should give him his surname richard as prince hal,henry IV,stratford 1951."burton is a still brimming pool,running disturbingly deep:at twenty-five he commands repose and can make silence garrulous."kenneth tynan richard and his third wife susan in the grounds of le pays de galles,celigny marriage to sally,las vegas,1983 elizabeth and richard with different partners..strange somehow one could argue who´s stealing the show here....i´d say helmut berger __________________ "sleep brings no rest to me i only sail a wilder sea a darker wave" -emily bronte-

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Boomer V.I.P. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Caught between the moon and New York City Gender: homme Posts: 22,220	Thank you for starting the thread!! There was a documentary done back when called "Richard Burton: In from the cold" which was truly jaw dropping...He was an amazing man, and I loved his sophisticated/sporty masculine style...Great idea for a thread!!

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Boomer V.I.P. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Caught between the moon and New York City Gender: homme Posts: 22,220	Alicia, you're a wonder!! Thanks you so much, great pictures!! My favorite Richard films are Wagner, an amazing mini series- unbelievable scope about an unbelievable man, and a seldom seen classic, Massacre In Rome with Marcello Mastroianni- one of the best psychological dramas I've ever seen! The title throws people of but it is a very fine film... Have you ever seen pictures in a tuxedo wearing a white turtleneck?? He and a couple of Jet Set people started wearing this too cool look for a short time in the late 60s, I believe, and I can never find pics of it...