Richard Burton
Subtitle: prince of players
By: Michael Munn
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781781313732; 9781510720459; 9781634502528; 9781906217860
Subjects: Actors; Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Entertainment & Performing Arts
Description: From a small mining village in Wales to Hollywood's silver screen, Richard Burton broke every rule in his quest for the American Dream. Burton was known for his charisma, his explosive temper, his excessive carousing, and, above all, his stunning command of stage and screen. Munn's biography covers everything from Burton's early days on the London stage, to his star performance in Broadway's Camelot, to his wild nights in Hollywood with the likes of Errol Flynn, Peter O'Toole, and Frank Sinatra. Twice married to Elizabeth Taylor, he is now revealed to have been one of Marilyn Monroe's secret lovers; in this, the first full-length biography, are details of his licit and illicit relationships with Hollywood's most iconic stars.--From publisher description.
Notes: "A Herman Graf book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-256) and index.

"Plays, films and television works of Richard Burton": pages 247-253.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1; title: From the Land of Heroes -- 1 -- Chapter 2; title: The Turning Point -- 13 -- Chapter 3; title: Phil -- 19 -- Chapter 4; title: From Jenkins to Burton -- 27 -- Chapter 5; title: The Myth Maker -- 34 -- Chapter 6; title: The Thing in his Head -- 43 -- Chapter 7; title: The Reluctant Husband -- 48 -- Chapter 8; title: The Watchful Celt -- 56 -- Chapter 9; title: Hollywood Hellraising -- 64 -- Chapter 10; title: Lust and Life at 20th Century Fox -- 71 -- Chapter 11; title: To Be Or Not To Be In Love With Claire -- 82 -- Chapter 12; title: A Rich Socialist -- 91 -- Chapter 13; title: Look Back in Joy -- 98 -- Chapter 14; title: I Wonder Who the King is Screwing Tonight -- 108 -- Chapter 15; title: Liz and Dick -- 114 -- Chapter 16; title: The Best Bad Priest in the Business -- 133 -- Chapter 17; title: No More Marriages -- 144 -- Chapter 18; title: For the Money, We Will Dance -- 153 -- Chapter 19; title: Hollywood vs the Bard: The Culture Clash -- 160 -- Chapter 20; title: The Dark Side -- 169 -- Chapter 21; title: Fighting Germans and Villains -- 182 -- Chapter 22; title: Spiralling Downward -- 190 -- Chapter 23; title: The End of the Adventure -- 199 -- Chapter 24; title: Been There, Done That -- 212 -- Chapter 25; title: Rock Bottom But Not Out -- 219 -- Chapter 26; title: Top of the Heap Again -- 229 -- Chapter 27; title: The Prince is Dead -- 240; title: The Plays, Films and Television Works of Richard Burton-- 247.