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1963 Becket During the filming of Becket, Burton took time out to write an article about Becket for an American magazine.

1965 A Christmas Story Burton wrote the autobiographical story and then narrated it for BBC radio on Christmas day 1965. The story was published by Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0 340 512466

1965 Portrait of a Man Drowning A poem written by Burton.

1966 The Notebooks In his own clever words Burton wrote fluidly about his daily life and the lives of those in his personal, professional world. He began his Notebooks in 1966 and continued, albeit with some pauses, until his death in 1984. The Notebooks are fascinating for their wit and frankness, and for the depths they reveal about a miner's son from the Welsh valleys who becomes a successful actor and narrator on the world's stage. The Notebooks remain unpublished in their entirety.

1966 Meeting Mrs Jenkins In this short article, Burton wrote of his initial meeting and relationship with Elizabeth Taylor.

1969 Look Burton spent time crafting an article on Wales for Look magazine.

1971 Vogue British Vogue commissioned Burton to write two articles. One entitled 'My Day' and the other 'Travelling with Elizabeth'. Both were published in separate editions of the magazine in 1971.

1974 New York Times While filming A Walk with Destiny, Burton wrote an article for the New York Times stating clearly his views on Churchill. He is bold and unsparing with his hatred and criticism of the politician.

1976 Lament For A Dead Welshman When Burton’s close friend Stanley Baker died, he was so devastated that he was compelled to write an article on the fellow actor. While the article was not commissioned, it was published in The Observer newspaper.

The Observer Burton wrote a number of articles for The Observer – including Lament For A Dead Welshman, his contacts at the newspaper were Richard Findlater and Donald Trelford.

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