Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Richard Burton Biography and Timeline

Follow Richard Burton through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Richard Burton, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1961–1984Years on this page

1961

Toby Award Camelot Actor

Arts / Theatre

Richard Burton earned the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as King Arthur in Camelot.

1974

Marriage

Arts / Drama

Liz Taylors 5th divorce (Richard Burton)

1984

Death of Richard Burton

Arts / Cinema

Death of Richard Burton

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.