• 1948: He became a professional actor. He had roles on the London stage and in BBC dramas, and an opportunity to act on Broadway.
• 1949: He married Sybil Williams.
• 1951: His career took off after excelling in Shakespeare’s plays at Stratford-upon-Avon, and he secured a contract with the Twentieth Century Fox film studio.
• 1961: He played the part of Marc Anthony in the film ‘Cleopatra’, co-starring Elizabeth Taylor and he fell in love with her.
• 1964: He marries Elizabeth Taylor for the first time.
• 1966: He wins a BAFTA award for Best British actor.
• 1970: He is awarded a C.B.E.
• 1972: His brother, Ivor, dies, which was followed by a deterioration in Richard’s professional and family life.
• 1975: He remarries Elizabeth Taylor.
• 1976: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard divorce for the second time. He went on to marry Suzy Hunt.
• 1978: He won a Golden Globe award.
• 1983: Suzy Hunt and Richard are divorced, and Richard marries Sally Hay.
• 1984: Richard appeared on stage for the last time, starring with Elizabeth Taylor in a tour around America of the play ‘Private Lives’.
‘He never forgot his mother country, and was perhaps the best ambassador that Wales had in the twentieth century. Having said that, his patriotism reflected the nostalgic pride of the exile.’ – Gethin Mathews, Dictionary of Welsh Biography