[Richard Kimball]

Sad for her, but dying spectacularly is part of what made her an enduring sex symbol. Like JFK, she remains frozen at the height of her fame, and never became an aging embarrassment like Elizabeth Taylor or Ted Kennedy.

Would these people, if brought magically back to life, prefer the early death that made them legendary, or would they take the extra years?

[cvq3842]

Interesting point.

[trisham]

I’d take the extra years. She might have found a way to be happy as she aged and matured.

[Jewbacca]

“Sad for her, but dying spectacularly is part of what made her an enduring sex symbol.”

cf: James Dean

[Niuhuru]

I think Elizabeth Taylor isn’t really a disgrace. She’s survived into old age in an industry that usually makes mincemeat out of its starlets. She lived while Marilyn died. She was the smart one. I think Liz is happier than Marilyn and still living life as well as she can.