Elizabeth Taylor ‘Destroyed’ Richard Burton as a Classical Actor, Author Says Exclusive
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Date: 2024-03-21

Elizabeth Taylor ‘Destroyed’ Richard Burton as a Classical Actor, Author Says Exclusive
“One of the big things that happened when Burton met Taylor was that was the end of his career on the stage,” Lewis tells PEOPLE, acknowledging that Burton did take a few turns on the boards after he met his wife-to-be. “I know later on he did Camelot, he did Equus and then made the movie of Equus…but basically that was it as far as his Shakespearean ambitions went.”

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Burton, who had made a name for himself in the on stage throughout the 1950s, was set to become the next great “Laurence Olivier-style Shakespearean actor,” Lewis says.

“By meeting Elizabeth Taylor, that destroyed him as a classical actor,” he continues. “On the other hand, all his roles in the movies he made, he's still got that wonderful voice and that wonderful presence and that great swagger of his.”


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