Editing Richard Burton (section)

=== Declining health and death ===
[[File:Grave-RichardBurton-VieuxCimetiereDeCeligny RomanDeckert27062021.jpg|thumb|Burton's grave, just a few paces away from the tomb of [[Alistair MacLean]]]]
Burton died from [[intracerebral haemorrhage]] on 5 August 1984 at his home in Céligny, Switzerland, at the age of 58.<ref name="NYTDowd" /> Although his death was sudden, his health had been declining for several years, and he suffered from constant and severe neck pain. As early as March 1970, he had been warned that his liver was enlarged, and he was diagnosed with [[cirrhosis]] and [[kidney disease]] in April 1981.

Burton was buried at the Old Cemetery ("Vieux Cimetière") of [[Céligny]] with a copy of Dylan Thomas's poems.<ref>
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   | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/08/10/burton-buried/0ced5257-aab3-4847-993f-97b6de4928e9/?noredirect=on
   | title = Burton Buried
   | newspaper = [[Washington Post]]
   | access-date =26 November 2018
| quote = The casket was adorned with red and white flowers in the shape of a dragon, the national symbol of Wales. Burton's godson Brook Williams, son of Welsh playwright Emlyn Williams, recited poems by Thomas and placed a book of the poet's works on the casket.
}}</ref>

Burton left an estate worth US$4.58 million ({{Inflation|US|4580000|1984|r=0|fmt=eq|cursign=$}}). The bulk of his estate consisted of real estate, investments in three countries and works of art. Most of his estate was bequeathed to his widow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/19/world/richard-burton-left-a-4.5-million-estate.html|title = Richard Burton Left A $4.5 Million Estate|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 19 November 1984}}</ref>