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A Star For Burton - A timeline of the Western Mail’s £40,000 A Star For Burton fundraising campaign

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  • Western Mail £40,000 A Star For Burton fundraising campaign unveiled

    Western Mail £40,000 A Star For Burton fundraising campaign unveiled
    Western Mail - Star For Burton Appeal launchedRichard Burton Hollywood star campaign launched</a>The Western Mail’s £40,000 A Star For Burton fundraising campaign is unveiled at the Millennium Stadium during the Wales v England Six Nations opener. Fans make the first donations in collection buckets. Half of the money raised will go towards Burton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the other half will support scholarships at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Actor Matthew Rhys lends his support, saying he’s “utterly dumbfounded” that the man who inspired him

  • Elizabeth Taylor dies

    Elizabeth Taylor dies
    Elizabeth Taylor diesElizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79.

  • Hollywood star Michael Sheen launches campaign

    Hollywood star Michael Sheen launches campaign
    Michael Sheen officially launches the campaign during an event at the Cardiff Arms Suite, supported by Logicalis, when he tells the VIP guests, including Grammy Award-winning soprano Rebecca Evans and Welsh rugby hero Gerald Davies, that it’s “an absolute outrage” that Burton has not been honoured.

  • Hollywood Chamber of Commerce receive formal nomination

    Hollywood Chamber of Commerce receive formal nomination
    Richard Burton among nominees for new stars on Hollywood BoulevardRead moreThe formal nomination for Burton’s star is sent to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

  • Hollywood Chamber of Commerce accepts Western Mail's nomination

    Hollywood Chamber of Commerce accepts Western Mail's nomination
    Family joy as Richard Burton closer to his Tinseltown starIt’s revealed that the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has accepted the Western Mail’s nomination for a star for Burton to be laid on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Almost £20,000 (half of our fundraising target) needs to be raised before his star can be installed on the world-famous Californian boulevard.

  • Richard Burton bust unveiled at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

    Richard Burton bust unveiled at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
    Richard Burton bust unveiledBurton’s daughter, Kate, unveils a bust of her father at the newly-revamped Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where the new theatre is named in honour of Burton. She supports the Western Mail’s campaign, saying: “I can’t believe he doesn’t already have a star. I live very close to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and it’s amazing it’s taken this long. It’s really wonderful that it’s going to happen and he would be very happy about it.”

  • Richard Burton’s Diaries launched

    Richard Burton’s Diaries launched
    Richard Burton set to woo US again as diaries get American launchThe US launch of Richard Burton’s Diaries is held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts when academics hope that he will reach a new generation of fans across the Atlantic.

  • Star for Richard Burton to be unveiled on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Star for Richard Burton to be unveiled on Hollywood Walk of Fame
    Star for Richard Burton to be unveiled on Hollywood Walk of FameRichard Burton will finally have his star unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it was announced today.
    It will be unveiled on St David's Day next to the star that honours the great love of his life, Elizabeth Taylor, the movie siren he famously married twice.