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Richard Burton 1925 - 1984

Richard Burton was born on November 10, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot County, Wales United Kingdom, and died at age 58 years old on August 5, 1984 in Céligny, Genève County, GE Switzerland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Burton.

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November 10, 1925
Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot County, Wales, SA12 9RP, United Kingdom
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Céligny, Genève County, GE, Switzerland
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    1925

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    November 10, 1925
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    Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot County, Wales SA12 9RP, United Kingdom
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    On 30 January 1972, actor Bernard Lee's first wife, Gladys Merredew, died in a fire at their 17th-century home in Oare, Kent, which also left Bernard Lee hospitalized. According to the actor Jack Warner, "Bernard and Gladys had a lovely 17-century cottage in the Kent village of Oare, and it was there she died tragically in a fire early in 1972. Bernard and Gladys were trapped in their bedroom when the fire started on the ground floor. Bernard escaped through a window and ran to get a ladder in an attempt to rescue Gladys, but unhappily was unsuccessful. It was an awful end to a long and happy marriage." In February 1972, Lee was mugged and robbed by two youths. After the mugging and fire, Lee turned to drink, could not find work for two years, and ran into debt. By chance, Lee met Richard Burton in a pub, who, upon hearing of Lee's problems, gave him a cheque for $6,000 to clear his debts, together with a note saying that everyone has a spot of trouble once in a while. Burton's gift assisted Lee in overcoming his depression. Three years after the fire, Bernard Lee married television director's assistant Ursula McHale. Lee's first marriage produced a daughter, Ann, who also followed her father onto the stage, and did so with his blessing, Lee said "She's doing what she wants to do and enjoying every moment of it." Ann later married Alan Miller, a stage actor and later stage manager at the BBC: their son is the British actor Jonny Lee Miller. Lee's hobbies included golf, fishing, reading, music, and sailing.
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Burton, Catherine (Born 1859) Burton, John (Jul 3, 1896 - Jun 1965) Burton, Sarah (Nov 1, 1899 - Nov 1984) Burton, June (Born Jun 18, 1931) Burton, Alex (Dec 16, 1897 - Jun 1974) Burton, Celia (Jan 27, 1902 - Nov 15, 1993) Burton, Charles (Jun 17, 1900 - Dec 1972) Burton, Ellen (Sep 6, 1914 - Oct 1991) Burton, William (May 13, 1921 - Feb 1987) Burton, Joseph (Nov 9, 1911 - Jul 1981)
Burton, Maude (Oct 6, 1902 - Jan 10, 1997) Burton, Edwin (Jan 6, 1924 - Nov 19, 1995) Burton, Dorothy (Sep 16, 1925 - Sep 5, 2004) Burton, Herbert (Mar 19, 1930 - Nov 1982) Burton, Margaret (Oct 2, 1929 - Apr 1982) Burton, Francis (Dec 11, 1902 - May 1970) Burton, John (Jul 10, 1931 - Nov 12, 2003) Burton, Earl (Jan 12, 1935 - Aug 1987) Burton, Elaine (Dec 4, 1933 - May 30, 2007) Burton, George (Dec 5, 1897 - Jul 1987)
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