Richard Burton Home - Céligny

Richard Burton's home is located on Route de Céligny in Céligny, Switzerland.  The Welsh actor first came to this small Swiss town in 1956, but it wasn't until 1959 that he purchased this home along Lake Geneva, which he called Le Pays de Galles.  He would spend several months a year here throughout much of his career, but in later years he would make this a more permanent abode.  The villa saw a succession of wives, including Sybil Williams, the Welsh actress he was married to from 1949 to 1963, Elizabeth Taylor, whom he married twice in succession, from 1964 to 1974 and 1975 to 1976, Suzy Miller from 1976 to 1982 and Sally Hay from 1983 until his death in 1984.  During this period Burton's career waxed and waned, depending on his project at the time, or the relationship he was in.  Alcohol also took its toll on the actor and greatly affected his career.  Nevertheless, he still turned out many memorable films during this time, such as Cleopatra (1963), Becket (1964), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), and Equus (1977).  His theatrical career at this time included Camelot (1960) and Hamlet (1964).  His health declined in later years, and he suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage here at his home on August 5, 1984.  He was buried in the nearby Céligny old cemetery.           

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