M.G. Lord

Richard Burton's diaries are almost unbearably depressing. In the 1960s and 70s, the Welsh actor seemed to have everything - money, critical acclaim, and not one but two marriages to Elizabeth Taylor. He had escaped the bleak coal country of his childhood and traded his father's surname Jenkins for that of his high-school mentor Burton. His diaries unfold in places one associates with glossy travel magazines - Positano, Rome, Portofino, Montreux, Gstaad, Monte Carlo and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Forgoing hotels he often camped on their yacht the Kalizma which was not exactly a dingy. Its decor however would not have endeared him to art conservators concerned about the ravages of marine air: 'The Monet is the living room or salon, the Picasso and Van Gogh are in dining room.' He stocked his boat with paperbacks.

Biography:  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/richard-burtons-diaries-book-review-406723/#!

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