
Irresistibly magnetic on stage, mesmerizing in movies, seven times an Academy Award nominee, Richard Burton rose from humble beginnings in Wales to become Hollywood's most highly paid actor and one of England's most admired Shakespearean performers. His epic romance with Elizabeth Taylor, his legendary drinking and story-telling, his dazzling purchases (enormous diamonds, a jet, homes on several c...
Hardcover: 704 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; 1st edition (October 23, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780300180107
ISBN-13: 978-0300180107
ASIN: 0300180101
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 103761
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As the title states, this is a collection of Richard Burton's Diaries, annotated and presented in book form. It is not a biography, but does have autobiographical elements. The diaries have not been prettied-up, nor is the editor even certain that Bu...
and his enormous talent kept him constantly in the public eye. Yet the man behind the celebrity façade carried a surprising burden of insecurity and struggled with the peculiar challenges of a life lived largely in the spotlight.