Elizabeth Taylor
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<table><tr><td>http://www.arnadal.no/film/actors/images/taylor3.jpg<br><nowiki>Image-Source-"http://www.arnadal.no/film/actors/images/taylor3.jpg"</nowiki></td><td>One of her first national articles was a New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 which includes the tidbits that in 1939 the family moved to California "to be with Mrs. Taylor's parents, and have lived there ever since." They located in Los Angeles, California where Francis ran an art gallery in Beverly Hills. | <table><tr><td>http://www.arnadal.no/film/actors/images/taylor3.jpg<br><nowiki>Image-Source-"http://www.arnadal.no/film/actors/images/taylor3.jpg"</nowiki></td><td>One of her first national articles was a New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 which includes the tidbits that in 1939 the family moved to California "to be with Mrs. Taylor's parents, and have lived there ever since." They located in Los Angeles, California where Francis ran an art gallery in Beverly Hills. | ||
| − | Elizabeth Taylor "became an actress" the New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 states, "because a film-producer friend of her father, struck by her unusual dark beauty and needing a young girl with a British accent for a Lassie film, offered her a contract." | + | Elizabeth Taylor "became an actress" the New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 states, "because a film-producer friend of her father, struck by her unusual dark beauty and needing a young girl with a British accent for a Lassie film, offered her a contract." They are here referring to her film ''Lassie Come Home'' with [[Roddy McDowall]]. She rocketed to fame, at age 11, in her starring role in the 1944 film ''National Velvet''.</td></tr></table> |
<table><tr><td>Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight times: Conrad Hilton from 1950 to 1951, Michael Wilding from 1952 to 1957, Mike Todd from 1957 to 1958, Eddie Fisher from 1959 to 1964, Richard Burton from 1964 to 1974, Richard Burton (again) from 1975 to 1976, John Warner from 1976 to 1982, Larry Fortensky from 1991 to 1996. | <table><tr><td>Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight times: Conrad Hilton from 1950 to 1951, Michael Wilding from 1952 to 1957, Mike Todd from 1957 to 1958, Eddie Fisher from 1959 to 1964, Richard Burton from 1964 to 1974, Richard Burton (again) from 1975 to 1976, John Warner from 1976 to 1982, Larry Fortensky from 1991 to 1996. | ||
| − | She was an Oscar for the film Butterfield 8 in 1960; and for Cleopatra in 1963 she was paid $1 million the highest price for any actress at the time.</td><td>http://www.citizensmedal.com/ElizabethTaylor.jpg</td></tr></table> | + | Conrad Hilton, one of the heirs to the fabulous Hilton Hotel fortune proved to be a drunkard and sometimes violent. It's been reported, that he spent their wedding night drinking in the hotel bar, while Liz was in their room, and that he was still there the next morning. |
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| + | About this time, she formed a close relationship with [[Montgomery Clift]], and at least one quote reports that they were lovers. Montgomery is quoted as saying that when they tried to have sex he "couldn't rise to the occasion". She asked him to marry her, but he declined repeatedly. Just prior to her second marriage to Michael Wilding, she called Montgomery and asked him to marry her again. | ||
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| + | In contrast to the playboy, alcoholic, tempermental Hilton, her next husband Wilding was a British actor who had a rather calm personality. He was almost twice her age. They had two children together. | ||
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| + | Elizabeth won an Oscar for the film Butterfield 8 in 1960; and for Cleopatra in 1963 she was paid $1 million the highest price for any actress at the time.</td><td>http://www.citizensmedal.com/ElizabethTaylor.jpg</td></tr></table> | ||
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