Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrive in UK on private jet

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
14 October 1967 in Abingdon
maker:
The Sun

Silver gelatin print by The Sun, dated 14 October 1967. Image shows actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor disembarking their private jet at the RAF station in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, having flown in from Sardinia fir the Oxford premiere of their film, "Dr. Faustus". The newspaper cutting on verso mentions that the jet was a gift from Burton to his wife. They were met at the airfield by "20 photographers, 11 chauffeurs, four Rolls-Roycesa, and a quartet of Columbia Pictures employees".

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/31615
Materials:
paper (fibre product), silver (metal) and gelatin
Measurements:
overall: 259 mm x 365 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Daily Herald Archive, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford