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Article: THE RICHARD BURTON STORY Part 1 : GAY? Don't make me laugh; RICHARD SIMPLY ADORED WOMEN.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2000
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HE was the rebellious boy in the ill-fitting suit and unwashed socks. By 15, he was troublesome, two-fisted, tough and alive with the electricity of independence.
There was an inner rage that marked him out as different among the other teenagers in Pontrhydyfen, the south Wales village where life meant the pit.
His skin was pocked-marked and his neck and shoulders were pained with eruptions. But his widely-set blue-green eyes shone with power from a face that was both rugged and unforgettable.
And his voice - made strong by shouting poetry and ...