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Aug 5, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The world lost Richard Burton - Wales' greatest actor - today in 1984.

A few years ago I made the pilgrimage to his grave in Céligny, Switzerland, where the boy from Port Talbot was buried in a patriotic red suit with a copy of Dylan Thomas' poems.

RIP Rich.

#cymru #wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Here's a photo of Richard Burton's grave in the old cemetery in Céligny, Switzerland.
Notice the small photo of Elizabeth Taylor which somebody placed next to the flowers before my visit. Image
You can read about my Richard Burton adventure from Port Talbot to Switzerland here: (Sadly, the original version with video is no longer online, so this is the next best thing...)
walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-…

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My new book PARANORMAL WALES was published in March - the same week the UK went into lockdown, great timing! - so I postponed my book launch until Halloween.
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