TEMPEST

Richard Burton as Caliban is in a splendid production of The Tempest preserved and presented most excellently by Princeton University. Maurice Evans is Prospero,  Lee Remick is Miranda, &c.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qheHYn3rLY

Trump and Camelot

Richard Burton speaks in the academy-award-nominated film Jackie. Trump remains a buffoon.

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Photo Play

Check out these photos of Richard and Elizabeth and other stars --

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Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins was born 10 November 1925. He took up his greatest role at the beginning of World War II: Richard Burton. The Royal Air Force then sent Burton to Oxford. And there begins our tale.

Sante Kimes 1934-2014

Sante Kimes has died. She inspired this blog. She was a grifter who sometimes impersonated Elizabeth Taylor. She murdered a few people. She burst into the headlines in 2000 when she attempted to assume the identity of Irene Silverman and appropriate her $7.7 million Manhattan townhouse. Sante and her son were convicted of murdering Silverman. My sister  --
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Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011

“I’m more of a man’s woman. With men, there’s a kind of twinkle that comes out. I sashay up to a man. I walk up to a woman.” -- Elizabeth Taylor

“It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a big ring on Elizabeth Taylor’s finger.” -- Andy Warhol

“I am forever punished by the gods for being given the fire and trying to put it out. The fire, of course, is you.” -- Richard Burton, in a letter to Taylor

Ninth Marriage?

"Last week the Internet was atingle with rumors that Elizabeth Taylor, 78, was engaged for the ninth time to her much younger companion, Jason Winters. But the actress used Twitter to set the record straight. Who is Winters? The 49-year-old millionaire is reportedly the new manager for a famous pop star. Long-term commitment: Taylor opened up about their relationship back in 2007. The actress has discussed her failed marriages in many interviews. Wedding No. 1: Her first -- and shortest -- marriage was to a hotel heir. Star-crossed lovers: Taylor's first marriage to Richard Burton was her longest. Their second marriage also ended in divorce. The other men: She went on to marry an English actor, a producer, her dead husband's best friend and a politician. Her last marriage ended in 1996. Her kids: Taylor's marriages produced two sons, one daughter and one adopted daughter." -- Microsoft BING