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Richard Burton (I)

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Album: Performs as The Journalist on the recording of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War Of The Worlds" (1978) (Columbia C35292 PC2 35290 Stereo)

Stage: Starred in John Gielgud's production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" on Broadway, which opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 9, 1964 and closed on August 8, 1964, for a record-breaking total of 137 performances. This production was the longest-running "Hamlet" ever to play on Broadway, besting Maurice Evans' 1945 production, which was produced by Michael Todd and ran for 131 performances. Director Gielgud also provided the voice of The Ghost.

Stage: Co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor in an evening of poetry readings, 1964.

Album: Recorded "The Ancient Mariner" and other Samuel Taylor Coleridge poems for Argo Records (RG 41).

Album: Recorded his famous portrayal of William Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" (a play he performed onstage to great acclaim, but which he never filmed), Caedmon Records, 1960s.

Radio: Narrator of episode "David Copperfield" in radio series "Theater Guild on the Air", from ABC, Dec 24, 1950.

Stage: Replaced fellow Welshman Anthony Hopkins in the role of psychiatrist Martin Dysart in Peter Shaffer's play "Equus" at Broadway's Plymouth Theatre.

Stage: Starred (as "King Arthur") in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's original musical "Camelot," directed by Moss Hart with uncredited help from Burton's stepfather, Philip Burton. The musical, which opened at the Majestic Theatre on December 3, 1960, closed on January 5, 1963) after 873 performances. Burton and his co-star, Roddy McDowall, were bought out of their contracts by 20th Century-Fox in order to make Cleopatra (1963), with Elizabeth Taylor.

Stage: Starred in The Playwrights' Company's production of Jean Anouilh's "Time Remembered" at the Morosco Theatre, which opened on November 12, 1957 and closed on June 14, 1958 after 248 total performances. The cast included Helen Hayes and Susan Strasberg.

Stage: Starred in The Theatre Guild production of Jean Anouilh's "Legend of Lovers" on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre, which played 22 performances from its Boxing Day 1951 opening until its closing on January 12, 1952.

Stage: Appeared in the 1980 revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's "Camelot," which opened at the New York State Theatre on July 8, 1980 and closed on August 23, 1980 after 56 total performances. The production then went on the road, where Burton was replaced by Richard Harris, who played King Arthur in the movie version (Camelot (1967)), as Burton could not continue due to bursitis.

Stage: Appeared with ex-wife Elizabeth Taylor in a revival of Noel Coward's "Private Lives," which opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on May 8, 1983 and closed on July 17, 1983 after 63 total performances. The show then began a road tour.

Stage: Appeared (his Broadway debut) in John Gielgud's production of Christopher Fry's romantic comedy "The Lady's Not For Burning" (at the Royale Theatre on 11/8/50. The show closed on March 17, 1951 after 151 performances.

Stage: Starred (as "Henry IV") in "King Henry IV Part II" by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon), 1951.

Stage: Appeared (as "Philip the Bastard") in "King John" by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Benthall, at the Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1953.

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