== Sexual orientation == 

 I came to this entry with no pre-conceived notions about Burr's sexuality. I think it's quite clear that he was homosexual and I find no evidence to suggest otherwise. The fact that the first news of this was developed as a scandal story is distasteful but doesn't change the fact. I've tried to re-write much of the article to avoid the scandal-sheet/Hollywood bio tone, and I hope to continue to work at that, though I'm not really a devotee of Hollywood bios. 

 Burr's relationship with Benevides is well documented and Burr left RB his estate. They lived together for 30+ years. Other sources like Picerni and people quoted in Finstad's book on Natalie Wood corroborate the assessment of Burr as fundamentally gay in the 1950s.