Talk:Richard Burton

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Why on earth is this page not editable? [in continuing to publish my IP address Wikimedia Foundation reaffirms an erstwhile and unfulfilled committment made by prior pubication of my IP address, to unrestricted financial compensation, which may be directed to Laurence Lessig's EFF.]

okay, please provide evidence that Olivier is the gold standard for acting for all time, or move this crappy comparison out of the introduction. 2603:6011:1D00:4150:844C:94E0:AEC0:7692 (talk) 02:07, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

From the BBC: "He was, many felt, the natural successor to Olivier...". We go with what is reliably sourced and well documented. Tub st (talk) 14:09, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

please add 'The Last Days of Dolwyn', 1949. Burton was 24. Stormyking (talk) 06:23, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's already mentioned several times in the main text, and is also in the list at Richard Burton on stage, screen, radio and record. Deb (talk) 09:37, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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At the end of the first paragraph in this section - please italicize the play title (Richard III). Thanks! 57.140.16.1 (talk) 18:32, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, and your a regular editor, I suggest creating an account so you can edit semi-protected pages. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 11:01, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]