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Richard Burton: Prince of Players
by
Michael Munn
From the depths of a small mining village in Wales to a star of Hollywood's silver screen, Richard Burton broke every rule in his quest for the American Dream. Burton made sure that he sipped the cup of life at its fullest. Twice married to Elizabeth Taylor, he is now revealed tohave been one of Marilyn Monroe's secret lovers. The details of these licit and illicit relatio...more
Hardcover, 260 pages
Published
October 6th 2008
by Skyhorse Publishing
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This book is a fairly good biography of Richard Burton's life. The author claims to have known Burton from 1968 to 1984. Most of the book appears to be taken from stories about Burton that other actors or Burton himself told. Gossip is the only real term that can be attributed to the stories. Still, it is a fascinating read for people who like to read about actors and actresses who dominated Hollywood. For a better biography on Richard Burton, I recommend Melvyn Bragg's book on Burton. Bragg use...more
Appropriately worshipful biography of my all-time favorite actor who was also an extremely kind and generous man. Too bad he just couldn't leave the booze alone. The book is marred by a horrible job (if any was done at all) of copy-editing, with lots of spelling and grammatical errors, often with awkward phrasing that conveys a meaning opposite of what was intended.
Good, but very short. Things that usually would have been given more time in a star biography were just mentioned in passing.
Nothing new here- just another show biz bio of wasted talent.
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