And God Created Richard: The Life of Richard Burton Hardcover - 2014

Tom Rubython is a well-known journalist and author, previously specializing in the twin worlds of business and sport. And God Created Burton is his debut book in the world of entertainment and the arts. Previously editor of well-known business and sports magazines, he has scored twin success in books with the best-selling biographies of racing drivers Ayrton Senna and, latterly, James Hunt. The idea for the Richard Burton biography came from his research into Burton's third wife, who had previously been married to James Hunt. He believed that there was much more of a story to be told than had been previously.

Sir Roger Moore co-starred with Richard Burton in one of his most successful big screen appearances, The Wild Geese in 1978. Like Burton, he is an English actor and best known for three career-defining roles: as Simon Templar in the TV series The Saint in the sixties; as Lord Brett Sinclair in the TV series The Persuaders in the seventies; and most famously, as James Bond in the 007 films in the eighties. His career mimicked Burton's, stretching from 1945 and he is still in demand today at the age of 84 as a character actor. His long career has earned him millions of dollars and made him the best known English actor alive today.

Robert Hardy was an original contemporary of Richard Burton right from the earliest days of his acting career at Oxford University, to wartime service in the Royal Air Force, to the earliest forays in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, to his death. His big break came in 1959 appearing opposite Laurence Olivier in 1959, in 'Coriolanus' in Stratford. It won him a major part in the TV series of the day, the BBC's Troubleshooters in the late sixties. From then, he didn't look back and was never off television and the stage until he won the lead role in the BBC's classic series All Creatures Greatand Small in 1978. The series ran for 12 years. But, for many, his finest role was as Sir Winston Churchill in the miniseries The Wilderness Years in 1981.