NEW YORK -- The woman Richard Burton left to marry Elizabeth Taylor has died.
Theater producer and nightclub founder Sybil Christopher was 83.The Bay Street Theater on Long Island has posted an obituary for Ms. Christopher on its website.The New York Times has reported she died Thursday in New York City.The Welsh-born Ms. Christopher was Sybil Burton when Richard 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, Arthur, became a celebrity hangout.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
