William Evans Burton (24 September 1804 – 10 February 1860), who often went by the nickname Billy, was an English actor, playwright, theater manager and publisher who relocated to the United States.
Famous quotes containing the words evans and/or burton:
“A rose must remain with the sun and the rain or its lovely promise won’t come true.”
—Ray Evans (b. 1915)
“One was never married, and that’s his hell; another is, and that’s his plague.”
—Robert Burton (1577–1640)