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New Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Photo

Posted in Elizabeth Taylor, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, tagged "Cleopatra", Bert Stern photos, biographies of actresses, biographies of women, Dame Gracie Field, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Capri, filming of Cleopatra, new Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton photo, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor in Ischia, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor on Capri, Richard Burton on May 12, 2010| 18 Comments »

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor photographed on the set of “Cleopatra” in Rome. Life Magazine, April 13, 1962 During the 1962 filming of “Cleopatra” in Rome, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton began a very public affair. The two were both married to other people at the time. The scandal made headlines worldwide and was met with moral […]

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Elizabeth Taylor: Born to the Purple

Posted in British Royal Family/Nobles, Elizabeth Taylor, John Warner, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth II, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged addiction, AMFAR, Betty Ford Center, British Royal Family/Nobles, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor and AIDS, Elizabeth Taylor and John Warner, Elizabeth Taylor and purple, Elizabeth Taylor chokes on chicken bone, Elizabeth Taylor drinking, Elizabeth Taylor fat, Elizabeth Taylor jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor marriages, Elizabeth Taylor's style, Halston and Elizabeth Taylor, Halston's pantsuits, Joan Rivers, Joan Rivers jokes about Elizabeth Taylor, John Warner campaign, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, Queen Elizabeth II on June 26, 2014| 3 Comments »

Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) was willing to do almost anything to get her seventh husband, Virginia lawyer John Warner, elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. To woo voters and the Republican Party leaders, Elizabeth had to prove to be an asset to the campaign. She had to make the transformation from movie queen to political wife. (Readers: […]

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Elizabeth Taylor: His Little Heifer – Pooters

Posted in Elizabeth Taylor, John Warner, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, tagged Elizabeth Taylor and John Warner marriage, nicknames for Elizabeth Taylor, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton on June 24, 2014| 4 Comments »

They made their debut as a couple at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, on Founders’ Day on November 11, 1976, where John Warner gave a speech and Elizabeth Taylor looked up adoringly at her fiancé – rugged yet stately, tall, muscular, with “marvelous silver hair.” John then introduced Elizabeth, who promptly stood up and saluted the […]

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Elizabeth Taylor: The Edith Head Necklace

Posted in Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, tagged A Place in the Sun, Aaron Frosch, Academy Awards, biographies of actresses, biographies of artists, biographies of women, biographies of women artists, biographies of women designers, Christie's auction of Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor and Christie's, Elizabeth Taylor and Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor and Monty Clift, Elizabeth Taylor divorce, Elizabeth Taylor jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor's clothes, Elizabeth Taylor's eyes, Elizabeth Taylor's husbands, fashion design, movie fashion, Paramount Pictures, Richard Burton, Taylor-Burton diamond, the golden age of Hollywood on June 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

On July 4, 1973, American film actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) issued the following press release: “I am convinced it would be a good and constructive idea if Richard [Burton] and I separated for a while. Maybe we loved each other too much. I never believed such a thing was possible. But we have been in […]

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Richard Burton: Dadi Ni

Posted in Elizabeth Taylor, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, tagged addiction, alcoholism, Elizabeth Taylor, philip jenkins, Pontrhydyfen, Richard Burton, richard burton's alcoholism, richard burton's drinking, richard burton's father, richard burton's heavy drinking, richard jenkins, Wales, Welsh actors on May 26, 2014| 3 Comments »

“Which one?” he asked, when actor Richard Burton was told in 1957 that his father had died. It was an odd question, but a legitimate one. Richard, indeed, did have more than one father. Was it his birth father, the poor Welsh coal miner, who had died? Or, was it his foster father, the British schoolmaster and […]

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Elizabeth Taylor: Cleopatra Wore Wigs!

Posted in Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, tagged "Cleopatra", biographies of actresses, biographies of women, Burton Taylor affair, Cleopatra poster, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Christie's, Elizabeth Taylor auction, Elizabeth Taylor collection, Elizabeth Taylor wig auction, Le Scandale, Liz and Dick, Old Hollywood, Photoplay magazine, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton kissing, Richard Burton, Taylor and Burton, Taylor Burton affair, the kissing photo of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the movie Cleopatra on December 13, 2011| 2 Comments »

Yet another iconic item worn by actress Elizabeth Taylor is on the auction block – a wig she wore in the 1963 film, “Cleopatra.” Ms. Taylor wore many different hairdos in the movie and British wigmaster Stanley Hall made three wigs for each style. The wig for sale is made of real human hair, medium […]

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Elizabeth Taylor & the Cobra Watch

Posted in Elizabeth Taylor, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, STAGE & SCREEN, tagged biographies of actresses, biographies of women, Christie's auction, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor auction, Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor snake bracelet watch by Bulgari, Liz Taylor, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and LIz Taylor on November 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Christie’s auction house is selling screen sensation Elizabeth Taylor’s complete jewelry collection in New York City on Dec. 13-16, 2011. Among the pieces to be sold is the diamond, emerald, and gold “snake” brackelet watch by Bulgari, ca. 1961, shown below: Readers: For more on The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor Auction by Christie’s, click here and here. Readers: For more […]

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Bling-Bling! Bang-Bang! Liz Taylor Attends Grace Kelly’s Scorpio Ball

Posted in Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, PEOPLE, Princess Grace (Grace Kelly), tagged biographies of actresses, biographies of women, Cartier, David Niven, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton picture, famous jewelry, Grace Kelly, Grace Kelly's wedding picture, Grace of Monaco, Liz Taylor, Monaco, pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, pictures of Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, Princess Grace (Grace Kelly), Princess Grace's fortieth birthday party, Princess Grace's Scorpio party, Richard Burton, Rock Hudson, Scorpio Ball, the Grimaldis, the Krupp Diamond, the Taylor-Burton Diamond on May 2, 2010| 13 Comments »

Since they began their affair on the movie set of “Cleopatra” in January, 1962, Richard Burton delighted in giving bride Elizabeth Taylor extravagant jewels. One of the most famous pieces Burton gave Taylor is the pear-shaped, 69.42 carat Taylor-Burton Diamond. Fifth husband Richard Burton bought the diamond from Cartier in 1969 after a Sotheby’s auction, paying over […]

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Elizabeth Taylor: Burton Called Her “Lumpy”

Posted in Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, PEOPLE, Richard Burton, tagged "Cleopatra", 1970 Oscar, biographies of actresses, biographies of women, Chanel, Debbie Reynolds, Dick and Liz, Dior, Dorothy Kilgallen, Eddie Fisher, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor biography, Hedda Hopper, Hollywood, Hollywood biography review, How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood by William Mann, Liz Taylor marries Burton, new Elizabeth Taylor biography, Paris, Richard Burton, Rome, Sybil Burton, Taylor and Burton, Taylor divorces Fisher, Taylor-Burton diamond, Twentieth Century Fox's Cleopatra, Yves St. Laurent on November 5, 2009| 7 Comments »

There’s a delicious new Elizabeth Taylor biography on the market: How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood by William Mann. I’ve been reading juicy excerpts online. The book is so good, so rich in scandalous detail, that I’ve ordered a copy to be sent to my doorstep. I’m devouring the chapter on the […]

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