Article: How Liz Taylor nearly drove me to suicide; On the 20th anniversary of Richard Burton's death, his widow Sally at last reveals her secret torment,REVIEW.

Byline: DANAE BROOK

Twenty years ago next week, Richard Burton died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 58 in Switzerland, where he lived with his wife Sally.

Last week, to coincide with the anniversary of his death on August 5, 1984, Sally announced a theatre is to be built in his name at the Royal Welsh College of Music at Cardiff Castle. And on Thursday she opened an exhibition of Burton memorabilia in Cardiff.

The anniversary has moved his widow to reveal, for the first time, how it has taken her those two decades to recover from Burton's death - and how being haunted by the overwhelming presence of Elizabeth Taylor drove her to the brink ...

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