Richard Burton
Taylor's frequent costar
Richard Burton was a Welsh actor known for his resonant baritone voice and intense screen presence.
He appeared in major films of the 1960s and 70s including *Cleopatra*, *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*, and *The Spy Who Came in from the Cold*.
His tumultuous marriage to Elizabeth Taylor—they married twice—kept him in tabloid headlines throughout his career.
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- romanceLove and its excitement
- marriageFormal union between partners
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
diamonds · love affair · power couple · tabloids · scandal · jet set · remarriage · paparazzi
Celtic British principality
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- chapelSmall worship room
Dylan Thomas · Welsh accent · adopted · working-class · bardic · hiraeth
Listed screen credits
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- Where Eagles DareWWII alpine rescue thriller
- box officeTicket sales revenue
screen presence · epic · cinema · star · matinee idol · studio system · co-star
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- iambic pentameterUnstressed-stressed pattern, five feet
- StratfordEnglish market town, Warwickshire
The Tempest · Coriolanus · Henry V · King Lear · Iago · Doctor Faustus · Broadway · classical training
Intoxicating hydroxyl compound
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- hellraiserRowdy troublemaker
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
debauchery · indulgence · chain smoking · reputation · turbulent · self-destructive · demons · larger than life
Mid-range male voice
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- richHaving much of something
sonorous · narration · War of the Worlds · audiobook · vocal · commanding · orator · recitation
Elizabeth Taylor
divorce · diamonds · love affair · power couple · tabloids · scandal · jet set · remarriage · paparazzi · passion
Wales
Celtic British principality
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
Dylan Thomas · chapel · Welsh accent · adopted · working-class · bardic · hiraeth
filmography
Listed screen credits
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- Where Eagles DareWWII alpine rescue thriller
box office · screen presence · epic · cinema · star · matinee idol · studio system · co-star
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- iambic pentameterUnstressed-stressed pattern, five feet
Stratford · The Tempest · Coriolanus · Henry V · King Lear · Iago · Doctor Faustus · Broadway · classical training · stage
alcohol
Intoxicating hydroxyl compound
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- hellraiserRowdy troublemaker
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
extravagance · debauchery · indulgence · chain smoking · reputation · turbulent · self-destructive · demons · larger than life
baritone
Mid-range male voice
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
rich · sonorous · narration · War of the Worlds · audiobook · vocal · commanding · orator · recitation · poetry reading
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- RichardsDick, Ricky, Rich
- African explorationDavid Livingstone, Henry Stanley, expeditions, explorers, exploration
- VictoriansCharles Dickens, Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson
- Welsh PeopleAnthony Hopkins, Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dylan Thomas, Roald Dahl
Richard BurtonJimmy Stewart
Tom Hanks · Jack Lemmon · Gary Cooper · Henry Fonda · James Garner
Richard BurtonJack Nicholson
Daniel Day-Lewis · Tom Hanks · Marlon Brando · Katharine Hepburn · Meryl Streep
Richard BurtonPaul Newman
Tom Hanks · James Stewart · Gregory Peck · Meryl Streep · Anthony Hopkins