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Tag Archives: Richard Burton
That Reminds Me by Norman Zierold
That Reminds Me is a charmingly constructed conversational memoir by writer and author, Norman Zierold. Reading the book, I genuinely felt like I was sitting down having tea with Norman, as he gaily recounted adventures and stories from the golden … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Warhol, Anthony Quinn, Fairfield, Garbo, Groucho Marks, Iowa, John F. Kennedy, Libya, Lion in the Desert, Little Charley Ross, Mae West, Maharishi University of Management, Marilyn Monroe, Norman Zierold, Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Sex Goddesses of the Silent Screen, That Reminds Me, The Child Stars, The Moguls, Three Sisters in Black
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The Richard Burton Diaries
- “At about 12 noon this same day I did something beyond outrage. I bought Elizabeth the jet plane we flew in yesterday. It costs, brand new, $960,000. She was not displeased.” September 30, 1967 – The Richard Burton Dairies … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Williams, Cleopatra, Dyland Thomas, Edward Albee, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Zeffirelli, Greene, John Gielgud, John Huston, Kafka, Laurence Olivier, Oxford University, Richard Burton, Richard Burton Centre for the Study of Wales, Swansea University, The Richard Burton Diaries, Waugh, Yale Books, Yale University Press
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Firefly, Jamaica
“Firefly has given me the most valuable benison of all: time to read and write and think and get my mind in order. I love this place, it deeply enchants me. Whatever happens to this silly world, nothing much is … Continue reading
My Elizabeth Taylor Necklace From The Auction Of A Lifetime
I’m really looking forward to tonight’s C4 documentary, Elizabeth Taylor – Auction Of A Lifetime. The 90 minute feature-length documentary goes behind the scenes of Taylor’s record-breaking sale at Christies, New York, held in December last year. The Collection of … Continue reading
Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewellery at Christie’s
“I hope their presence and their magic will be passed on to others, loved but not possessed, for we are all temporary custodians of beauty.” ~ Elizabeth Taylor ~ Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery collection, made up of diamonds and other jewels … Continue reading
