Richard Burton’s ex-wife Sybil Christopher dies aged 83
ByThe Courier Reporter
Sybil Williams Burton and her husband, actor Richard Burton, pose for a photo at Victoria Station in London.
Theatre producer and nightclub founder Sybil Christopher, the woman Richard Burton left to marry Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 83.
Welsh-born Ms Christopher was Sybil Burton when Burton, her first husband, left her for Taylor in 1963.
She left California for New York, where she opened a nightclub in 1965 with backing from famous friends like Julie Andrews and Leonard Bernstein.
The club, called Arthur, became a celebrity hangout and turned Ms Christopher into a post-divorce success story. She married Jordan Christopher, the lead singer of the club’s house band, in 1966.
Ms Christopher founded the Bay Street Theatre in 1991 with two partners and was its artistic director for 22 years. Ms Christopher, who is survived by three daughters, including actress Kate Burton, died in New York City.
Richard Burton’s ex-wife Sybil Christopher dies aged 83
