Sybil Christopher

Sybil Christopher ( Williams; 27 March 1929 – 7 March 2013), formerly known as Sybil Burton, was a Welsh actress, theatre director, and founder of popular celebrity New York nightclub Arthur. She came into the public eye as the first wife of Richard Burton.

Biography Sybil Williams was born on 27 March 1929, in Tylorstown, Mid Glamorgan, Wales in family David Williams and Mabel Airlys. She attended the London Academy of Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), meeting Richard Burton during the filming of The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949). receiving a $1 million settlement and custody of their children.

In 1965, she founded a nightclub in Manhattan at 154 East 54th Street, the site of El Morocco; numerous celebrities and well-known artists contributed, including Julie Andrews, Leonard Bernstein, Roddy McDowall, and Stephen Sondheim.

On June 13, 1965, in New York City, she married 24-year-old Jordan Christopher, a singer and actor, whom she met when his band the Wild Ones auditioned to play at Arthur. The couple raised his daughter from a previous marriage and they had a child together, Amy Christopher (born May 1967).