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Comparison to Olivier

okay, please provide evidence that Olivier is the gold standard for acting for all time, or move this crappy comparison out of the introduction. 2603:6011:1D00:4150:844C:94E0:AEC0:7692 (talk) 02:07, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

From the BBC: "He was, many felt, the natural successor to Olivier...". We go with what is reliably sourced and well documented. Tub st (talk) 14:09, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography

please add 'The Last Days of Dolwyn', 1949. Burton was 24. Stormyking (talk) 06:23, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's already mentioned several times in the main text, and is also in the list at Richard Burton on stage, screen, radio and record. Deb (talk) 09:37, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2024

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At the end of the first paragraph in this section - please italicize the play title (Richard III). Thanks! 57.140.16.1 (talk) 18:32, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, and your a regular editor, I suggest creating an account so you can edit semi-protected pages. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 11:01, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In the heading of the section 'awards and accolades', accolades is spelt incorrectly 197.91.187.146 (talk) 08:06, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Thanks for catching that. Station1 (talk) 08:28, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Incorrect use of "whilst" instead of "while." 81.78.186.20 (talk) 16:18, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]