Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BURTON, PHILIP HENRY (1904 - 1995), teacher, writer, radio producer and theatre director Secondary School, he soon switched toteaching English. He stayed at the school until 1945, becoming head of English and the Senior Master. It was here that P. H. Burton taught another collier's son, Richard Jenkins, born in the year that Burton began teaching. Burton produced school plays such as Bernard Shaw's The Apple Cart. This 1941 production typifies the teacher's prescience: it was one of the first
BURTON, RICHARD (1925 - 1984), stage and film actor portrayal of Richard Burton. Marriages: i) Sybil Williams, 5 February 1949. They had two daughters: Kate (born 1957) and Jessica (born 1959). Divorced 5 December 1963. ii) Elizabeth Taylor, 15 March 1964. Divorced 26 June 1974. iii) Elizabeth Taylor, 10 October 1975. Divorced 30 July 1976. iv) Suzy Hunt, 21 August 1976. Divorced January 1983. v) Sally Hay, 3 July 1983. He was made a CBE in 1970; he won
PAINTER family, printers The Wrexham printing and publishing business of Marsh (see Marsh, Richard) was bought in at the end of 1795 by JOHN PAINTER. He married, 3 October 1798, Catherine, daughter of Hugh Burton, Wrexham. John Painter was succeeded by his son, also JOHN PAINTER, who was killed by a fall from his horse, 15 October 1833, aged 32; John Painter, junior, was succeeded by his brother, THOMAS PAINTER, who sold
LLOYD, JOHN (1638 - 1687), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and bishop of S. Davids of the university, 1682-5. He became rector of Llandawke,Carmarthenshire, in 1668, of Llangwm, Pembrokeshire, in 1671, and of Burton in 1672. He was made precentor of Llandaff, 9 April 1672, and treasurer on 10 May 1679. He was consecrated bishop of S. Davids at Lambeth 17 October 1686, holding Llandawke and Burton 'in commendam.' He was then in failing health, and according to his epitaph
EMMANUEL, IVOR LEWIS (1927 - 2007), singer and actor Ivor Emmanuel was born at 3 Prince Street, Margam on November 7 1927, the son of Stephen John Emmanuel (1905-1941), a steelworker, and his wife Ivy Margaretta (née Lewis, 1908-1941). He had a younger sister and brother, Mair and John. When he was less than a year old the family moved to Pontrhydyfen, the village in which the actor Richard Burton was born, and the two became friends. On May 11
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1802), Evangelical cleric tutor to his children, after which he was incumbent of Burton and Williamston, while at the same time, apparently, acting as curate to the vicar of Rosemarket. In 1793 he was appointed vicar of Begelly, where he remained until his death, 3 April 1802, at the age of 40. The remarkable thing about Williams was his pronounced Methodism; he preached powerfully, and held 'private societies' in the homes of
SPINETTI, VITTORIO GIORGIO ANDRE (1929 - 2012), actor, director and author Shrew with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Rome. He also made a formidable appearance in the sitcom Two in Clover with Sid James which began in 1969. Spinetti had a diverse and seemingly random direction to his work, moving between styles and genres. In the 1970s he directed several musicals, notably Hair in Amsterdam and Rome, and Jesus Christ Superstar in Paris. He wrote the play In His Own
ALLEN, JAMES (1802 - 1897), dean of S. Davids and antiquary Born 15 July 1802, son of David Bord Allen, rector of Burton, Pembrokeshire; educated at Westminster and Charterhouse Schools and Trinity College, Cambridge; B.A. 1825, M.A. 1829. He was ordained deacon, 1834, and priest, 1835; he was curate of Miserden, Gloucestershire, 1834-9, vicar of Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, 1839-72, rural dean of Castlemartin, 1840-75, prebend of St. Davids cathedral
NAISH, JOHN (1923 - 1963), author and playwright , and represented his school at both rugby and cricket. However, the predominant interests in his life were literature and the dramatic arts, in which his talents were nurtured at school by Philip Henry Burton, a teacher who inspired some of his pupils to pursue a career in the dramatic arts - most notably Richard Burton - and others to study literature at university level as John's sister Lily did at
BAKER, WILLIAM STANLEY (1928 - 1976), actor and producer on the boards of several companies including as a founding director, together with Richard Burton, of Harlech Television (HTV). He regularly attended HTV board meetings in the 1960s and 1970s, helping to shape the development of independent television in Wales. He was also noted for his socialist politics and became a close friend of the Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, who nominated Baker for
EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor National Theatre. Richard Burton came to play Konstantin in the first run of Chekhov's The Seagull in Wales. Although the season went well, the Grand was a large theatre to fill and Swansea Council discontinued the project. In 1951, as part of the Festival of Britain, Evans directed the Pageant of Wales, Land of My Fathers, in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Glyn Houston was the narrator, and Evans had devised
JONES, WILLIAM GARMON (1884 - 1937), professor of history and librarian of Liverpool University Born 15 November 1884 at Birkenhead, son of William Jones of Birkenhead (of the firm of Jones, Burton and Co., engineers, Liverpool) and Jane Jones of Mold. He was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, his intention being to qualify for a business career. He actually worked in a Liverpool office for two years and in 1903 went to Liverpool University to study for a degree in engineering

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