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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 4h

9 Oct 75 Stayed in bed all day yesterday. Read and slept. E fed me in bed lunch, though had dinner in living room. Looks like marriage is on. I wonder why I am still doubtful. It doesn't seem right but I don't know why. Perhaps I'm afraid of legal responsibility.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 9d

30 Sep 75 About 5-15 baboons surrounded our suite. We thought it normal but discovered that it was a phenomenon never seen before. It would of course occur when E was here. Hereforth to be known as Elizabeth's baboons. Strange Richard Barrett (3 Degrees man) pestered us all evening. Quite scary.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 10d

29 Sep 75 Johannesburg - Chobe Jet (Lear) to Chobe. 1 hour 45 minutes. Landed on grass strip. Very bumpy. Saw elephants, baboons, buffaloes? Other people had terrible journey. Married Elizabeth Zulu fashion.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 12d

27 Sep 75 Tennis. Ugh!... Ringo out of his skull. Very unhappy man.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 13d

26 Sep 75 Johannesburg. Went to 'club' downstairs with creepy Peter Lawford. Terrible food danced with unknown girl. Press took pics. Also said I was drunk. Cheek. Went to tennis. Pres and wife. Usual agonizing boredom stiff with protocol.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 15d

Claudia Cardinale RIP xx

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 18d

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Richard Burton season announced by BBC to mark centenary

New documentary Richard Burton - Wild Genius and feature film Mr Burton to broadcast on the BBC this November, 100 years since the Welsh actor and global superstar's birth

www.bbc.co.uk

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · 23d

9 July 1970 Hammersmith Is Out could go at the end of the year and E wants a bloke who is very hot at the moment called Robert Redford. She says he's very good.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Aug 5

Richard Burton 10 November 1925 - 5 August 1984

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Aug 3

3 August 1975 Glorious day. ETB phoned. What will it be like seeing her again. I'm a little scared.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Aug 1

1 August 1975 National Holiday. Went shopping Geneva. Bought new typewriter.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Jul 13

Sunday 13 July 1975 ETB returned Leningrad. She sounds a harassed mess. Wonder if I can put up with all that again. Also she is beginning to sound like her mother at times. Frightening prospect.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Jul 1

1 July 1975 Tuesday. Biked and read am perfectly content when not boozing.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Jun 20

Friday 20 June 1975 Same.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Jun 18

18 June 1975 Wednesday. Boozed mildly. Weather dreadful.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Jun 10

June 10 1975 Lunched at La Reserve. Took MG to be overhauled. Read, but still no writing. All this stuff bursting to come out but no response from the body - writing I mean.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · Jun 9

9 June 1975 Write letter to ETB but can't bring myself to send it.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 29

Thursday 29 May 1975 Wrote E. Read and read.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 28

Weds 28 May 75 Lunch and chat with one Goldman - potential producer of Dustman. Dread it. Turned out to be nice but callow. Too much so for a producer perhaps. We shall see. Saw Leeds beaten by Huns.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 27

Tuesday 27 May 1975 Home from three day check-up in clinic. OK everywhere except for slightly enlarged liver. No wonder.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 26

Monday 26 May 1975 More tests hate clinics

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 24

Saturday 24 May 1975 Went into clinic late afternoon.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 23

Friday 23 May 1975. Booze.

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 22

Thursday 22 May 1975. Booze

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Richard Burton @burtondiaries.bsky.social · May 20

Tues 20 May 1975 Booze.

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