Richard Burton
1925 to 1984
9 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Richard Burton across 7 places, from 1948 to 1984. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Richard Walter Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Richard Burton was documented, and when
1948year
Londonattested
“In 1948, Burton moved to London to make contact with H.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
July 1953month
The Old Vicattested
“Bogart too, didn't make it easy for him when he retorted: "I never knew a man who played Hamlet who didn't die broke." Notwithstanding, Burton began his thirty-nine-week stint at The Old Vic by rehearsing for Hamlet in July 1953, with Ph…”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1957year
The Old Vicattested
“Burton's stay at The Old Vic was cut short when he was approached by the Italian neorealist director Roberto Rossellini for Fox's Sea Wife (1957), a drama set in World War II about a nun and three men marooned on an island after the ship…”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
January 1957month
Célignyattested
“As a result of a suggestion by his lawyer Aaron Frosch that he move to Switzerland, where the tax rate was lower, Burton moved with Sybil in January 1957 to Céligny, Switzerland, where he purchased a villa.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
January 1957month
Switzerlandattested
“As a result of a suggestion by his lawyer Aaron Frosch that he move to Switzerland, where the tax rate was lower, Burton moved with Sybil in January 1957 to Céligny, Switzerland, where he purchased a villa.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1961year
Germanyattested
“Taylor and Eddie Fisher adopted a daughter from Germany, Maria McKeown (born 1961), who was re-adopted by Burton after he and Taylor married.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1974year
Saint John's Health Centerattested
“According to biographer Robert Sellers, "At the height of his boozing in the mid-70s he was knocking back three to four bottles of hard liquor a day." After nearly drinking himself to death during the shooting of The Klansman (1974), Bur…”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1974year
Santa Monica, Californiaattested
“According to biographer Robert Sellers, "At the height of his boozing in the mid-70s he was knocking back three to four bottles of hard liquor a day." After nearly drinking himself to death during the shooting of The Klansman (1974), Bur…”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
5 August 1984exact date
Célignyattested
“Burton died from intracerebral haemorrhage on 5 August 1984 at his home in Céligny, Switzerland, at the age of 58.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
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Places Richard Burton is documented in
Céligny2 presences · 1957 to 1984
The Old Vic2 presences · 1953 to 1957
Germany1 presence · 1961London1 presence · 1948Saint John's Health Center1 presence · 1974Santa Monica, California1 presence · 1974Switzerland1 presence · 1957
Other places tied to Richard Burton in the record
In each of these, a source puts Richard Burton and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Richard Burton was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
10 November 1925exact date
Pontrhydyfenmentioned
“on 10 November 1925 in a house at 2 Dan-y-bont in Pontrhydyfen, Glamorgan, Wales.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
March 1937month
Port Talbotmentioned
“He took a scholarship exam for admission into Port Talbot Secondary School in March 1937 and passed it.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1939year
Maesteg Town Hallmentioned
“In 1939, Richard was bolstered by winning a certificate at Maesteg Town Hall during a local eisteddfod and wanted to repeat his success.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
22 November 1943exact date
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpoolmentioned
“The play debuted at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool on 22 November 1943, and later premiered in St Martin's Theatre, London in January 1944.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
22 November 1943exact date
St Martin's Theatrementioned
“The play debuted at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool on 22 November 1943, and later premiered in St Martin's Theatre, London in January 1944.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1944year
Oxfordmentioned
“While an undergraduate at Exeter College, University of Oxford, Burton featured as "the complicated sex-driven puritan" Angelo in the Oxford University Dramatic Society's 1944 production of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1944year
Torquaymentioned
“In late 1944, Burton successfully completed his six-month scholarship at Exeter College, Oxford, and went to the RAF classification examinations held in Torquay to train as a pilot.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1948year
Irelandmentioned
“Hicks, in Castle Anna (1948), a drama set in Ireland.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
May 1949month
Gielgud Theatrementioned
“Bloom was impressed with Burton's natural way of acting, noting that "he just was" and went further by saying "He was recognisably a star, a fact he didn't question." The play opened at the Globe Theatre in May 1949 and had a successful…”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
February 1950month
Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)mentioned
“The former opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in February 1950, while the latter premiered at the Dolphin Theatre, Brighton the following month.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
8 November 1950exact date
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatrementioned
“Gielgud took the play to Broadway in the United States, where it opened at the Royale Theatre on 8 November 1950.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
8 November 1950exact date
United Statesmentioned
“Gielgud took the play to Broadway in the United States, where it opened at the Royale Theatre on 8 November 1950.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1951year
Royal Shakespeare Theatrementioned
“Both plays opened in 1951 at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to mixed reviews, but Burton received acclaim for his role as Prince Hal, with many critics dubbing him "the next Laurence Olivier".”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1951year
Stratford-upon-Avonmentioned
“Both plays opened in 1951 at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to mixed reviews, but Burton received acclaim for his role as Prince Hal, with many critics dubbing him "the next Laurence Olivier".”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Burton
1952year
September 1953month
1954year
February 1955month
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Cemal GürselGermany · 1961Montgomery CliftSwitzerland · 1957Leopold RužičkaSwitzerland · 1957Einojuhani RautavaaraSwitzerland · 1957Harper LeeLondon · 1948Maurice BéjartLondon · 1948Kurt SchwittersLondon · 1948Carmen AmayaLondon · 1948Freeman DysonLondon · 1948Andrew Lloyd WebberLondon · 1948Laurence OlivierThe Old Vic · 1957Rex HarrisonThe Old Vic · 1957
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Sources
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