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1. Richard Burton's first role in a Hollywood film netted him his first Oscar nomination as Philip Ashley in "My Cousin Rachel" (1952). His co-star was Olivia de Havilland who played the title character.
Who directed this classic film?
2. Following the success of "My Cousin Rachel" Richard Burton played the role of Marcellus Gallio in "The Robe" (1953). Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, Richard once again garnered an Oscar nomination, this time for Best Actor. Who played his leading lady?
3. In 1959 Richard starred in "Look Back In Anger". This film garnered The (US) National Board of Review's Award for Best Foreign Film as it was a British Film.
Who directed this film? He later won an Oscar for Best Director for 1963's "Tom Jones".
4. 1963 brought us "Cleopatra" where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton started their affair which became worldwide news. The director has stated that much of Richard's great acting as Marc Anthony was left on the cutting room floor. He also directed the 1950 classic film "All About Eve". Who directed "Cleopatra"?
5. In 1964 Richard Burton starred in "Night Of The Iguana" (1964), as Rev Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon, based on Tennessee Williams' play of the same name. In addition to having Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon as co-stars, a Hollywood legend directed this film. He directed both his father and daughter to Oscar wins. Who was he?
6. In 1965 Richard Burton starred as Alec Leamus in "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965), based on John le Carré's book of the same title. His co-star was Claire Bloom, with whom Burton had an off-screen romance years earlier. The director chose to film in black and white. He also directed Sally Field to her first Oscar win for "Norma Rae" (1979). Who was he?
7. In 1966 Richard Burton's next film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards.
Burton's performance earned another nominaton and his wife at the time, Elizabeth Taylor, earned her second Best Actress Oscar. Adapted from Edward Albee's play of the same name, "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf" was directed by a first time director. Who is he?
8. In 1968 Richard Burton starred in "Where Eagles Dare". His co-star was another Hollywood legend who has won Oscars for both Best Picture and Best Director, twice for 1992's "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby" (2005). Who is he?
9. "Anne of the Thousand Days" (1969) provided Richard Burton with another Oscar nominated role as Henry VIII. In her first English speaking role, Geneviève Bujold was also nominated for an Oscar potraying Henry VII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Based on Maxwell Anderson's play of the same name, who produced this film?
10. Richard Burton's final film appearance was in Michael Radford's film "Nineteen Eighty-Four", based on the novel of the same name. Who wrote it?
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