Richard Burton, My Brother [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING] Jenkins, Graham; Turner, Barry [Fine] [Hardcover]

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Fine condition black boards with a gray cloth spine and black spine lettering contained in a near fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Acknowledgments; and Introduction by Elizabeth Taylor, Illustrated with a section of black-and-white plates. ""Called ""a triumph of raw but tender honesty: by the critics, here is the completely candid and intimate portrait of Richard Burton by the brother who knew him best. An international film star, brilliant on stages on both sides of the Atlantic and singled out as the new Olivier, Burton was one of the most remarkable actors of our age. But despite the accolades of success and his own dreams of becoming the undisputed leading man of the English theater, Burton dissipated his genius on alcohol, women, conspicuous wealth and a succession of second-rate films. In this intimate biography of his older brother (who was born Richard Walter Jenkins but took the stage name of an early mentor), Graham Jenkins tells the complete story of Burton's enormously successful, tempestuous and ultimately tragic life. As only someone as close as a brother could do, Jenkins reveals the deep-seated insecurities and the conflicting values that made ""Rich"" veer from high achievement to alcoholism and failure. Filled with revealing anecdotes plus many previously unpublished photographs from family collections, this is the definitive account of the individual behind the many guises - Richard Burton the man."" - from the inner front jacket flap. ""Full of scandalous gossip, gripping and hard to put down."" - Telegraph Sunday Magazine. ""A warm, affectionate portrait that shows movingly just why Burton was loved so deeply by his friends."" - Sunday Express. ""The stories of wine, women and lusty song acquire a new credibility from this close and apparently unembittered source."" - Daily Telegraph. ""For an all-round appraisal of the man and his milieu, this book will be hard to beat!"" - Yorkshire Post