BURTON, Richard

BURTON, Richard
(1821–1890)
   The British explorer and author, best known as an Orientalist, who was also responsible for his Etruscan Bologna: A Study (1876), a rather lightweight study.

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  • Burton, Richard — orig. Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr. born Nov. 10, 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales died Aug. 5, 1984, Geneva, Switz. British U.S. actor. He first won success on the stage in The Lady s Not for Burning in London (1949) and on Broadway (1950). His first… …   Universalium

  • Burton,Richard — Bur·ton (bûrʹtn), Richard. Originally Richard Jenkins. 1925 1984. Welsh born actor. Highly regarded for his dramatic range on stage and screen, he was also known for his tempestuous lifestyle. * * * …   Universalium

  • Burton, Richard — ► (1925 84) Nombre artístico de Richard Jenkins, actor teatral y cinematográfico británico. Entre sus interpretaciones cinematográficas destacan Mirando hacia atrás con ira (1958) y ¿Quién teme a Virginia Wolf? (1966). * * * orig. Richard Walter… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Burton, Richard — • БЁРТОН, (Бартон) Ричард (Burton) (наст. фам. Дженкинс, Jenkins) (10.11.1925 5.8.1984)    англ. актёр. Учился в Оксфорде. На сцене с 1941. Прославился в шекспировских ролях в т рах Стратфорда он Эйвон и Олд Вик . В кино с 1949 (ф. Последние дни… …   Кино: Энциклопедический словарь

  • Burton, Richard — pseud. di Jenkins, Richard …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • Burton, Richard — (1821 1890)    England. Writer, voyager, and linguist. One of his books was The Jew, the Gypsy and El Islam (1898). In spite of his probably being partly of Romany descent, he painted a bad picture of Gypsies in this work …   Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

  • Burton, Richard Francis — ► (1821 90) Explorador británico. Descubrió el lago Tanganica en 1858 …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Richard Burton (explorateur) — Richard Francis Burton Pour les articles homonymes, voir Burton. Richard Francis Burton …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard Francis Burton — Sir Richard Francis Burton retratado por Frederick Leighton, National Portrait Gallery, Londres. Nacimiento 19 de marzo de 1821 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Richard Burton — mit Sophia Loren (1974) Richard Burton, CBE (* 10. November 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, Wales; † 5. August 1984 in Genf, Schweiz), geboren als Richard Walter Jenkins jr., war ein britischer Schauspiel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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