Philip Burton: Richard's Teacher
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Mr Burton: The teacher who helped propel Richard Burton to fame
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Philip Burton was Richard Burton 's school teacher who became his legal ward, lent him his name and helped propel him to international stardom.
New biopic Mr Burton tells the story of Richard 's difficult early life in Port Talbot , south Wales.
The two men's backgrounds were more similar than their demeanours ever suggested.
Philip 's connections gave Richard his acting break, according to Angela .
Richard and Philip remained close throughout their lives apart from a two-year period when they were not in contact.
Richard was married five times, twice consecutively to Elizabeth Taylor .
Philip went on to work on almost 200 radio programmes, producing work by Dylan Thomas .