Burton, Richard b. November 10, 1925 d. August 5, 1984 Actor. He is best remembered for his roles in such movies as "Cleopatra" (1963), "Where Eagles Dare" (1971), "Raid on Rommel" (1973), as the voice of Sir Winston Churchill in the television series, "The Valiant Years," and for being married to Actress Elizabeth Taylor twice. Born in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, as Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr, he would take his stage name from his former schoolteacher, Philip Burton, and grew up speaking Cymraeg (Welsh) as well as English. The twelfth of thirteen...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Vieux Cemetery, Celigny, Geneve, Switzerland
MacLean, Alistair Stuart b. April 21, 1922 d. February 2, 1987 Author. Born in Scotland, he spent his childhood in the Scottish Highlands until his father died when he was 14. During World War Two he was captured by the Japanese and tortured. Following the war he was educated at Glasgow University. He was a teacher until 1955 when he became a fulltime writer.Maclean published his first book, "HMS Ulysses," when he was 33. The book became a bestseller. He is well known for his book "Guns of Navarone" which was made into a film. His many other books...[Read More] (Bio by: Mike Guy) Vieux Cemetery, Celigny, Geneve, Switzerland
b. November 10, 1925 d. August 5, 1984