[miss marmelstein]

Well, I never bought the phone book analogy but Burton had one of the greatest speaking voices of any actor of the 20th century. He was also a very great stage actor - early in his career.

His first role was in the play “A Lady's Not for Burning” in which he played a young servant who scrubbed the floor - his back to the audience. No dialogue. For whatever reason, his presence alone caused audience members to be moved to tears and critics to exclaim at this new force in the theater world. Now that is the stuff of legend. In theater parlance, he had at a young age what is called “hunger.” Success, Elizabeth Taylor and tons of money destroyed that hunger. He also began to dislike acting and turned his talents to writing.

[bd476]

miss marmelstein wrote: "Well, I never bought the phone book analogy but Burton had one of the greatest speaking voices of any actor of the 20th century. He was also a very great stage actor - early in his career.

His first role was in the play “A Lady's Not for Burning” in which he played a young servant who scrubbed the floor - his back to the audience. No dialogue. For whatever reason, his presence alone caused audience members to be moved to tears and critics to exclaim at this new force in the theater world. Now that is the stuff of legend. In theater parlance, he had at a young age what is called “hunger.” Success, Elizabeth Taylor and tons of money destroyed that hunger. He also began to dislike acting and turned his talents to writing."

Wow, thank you! Fascinating, and yes, the stuff of legends.