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Richard Burton | Stage Door Society

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Born November 10, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, United Kingdom (1925–1984)·d. August 5, 1984 (aged 59)

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United Kingdom·1925–1984·Wikidata

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Hamlet Arthur Jimmy Porter

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Discipline: Actor
Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: 1925 · Pontrhydyfen, United Kingdom

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Exeter College

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Old Vic
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