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Memorial service for Richard Burton

Title
Memorial service for Richard Burton
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
30 Aug 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:03:41
Description
Report from Trafalgar Square in London, at the memorial service of actor Richard Burton, at St Martins in the Field. Includes singing of Welsh male voice choir, a reading by John Gielgud from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and comment from brother Graham Burton, brother David Burton, broadcaster David Frost and actor Emlyn Williams. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
David Frost; Emlyn Williams; John Gielgud; Graham Burton; David Burton
Keywords
Deaths; Actors; London; Marriage; Wales; Family; Church services; Elizabeth Taylor; Richard Burton

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