Posted on 03/23/2011 6:13:11 AM PDT by Keith in Iowa
Twitter BReaking news - RIP Elizabeth Taylor.
Several news organizations confirming.
I love the way she looks in the film, too: really blowzy but with that pretty, grey-haired wig and her gorgeous, perfect features. She was too young for the role but, boy, did she conquer it! I’ve seen both Diana Rigg and Kathleen Turner play it on stage. Rigg was WAY too prim and Turner just didn’t have a clue.
Uncalled for and not true. Liz Taylor certainly made a fortune or two on her own.
Today’s trash that pass as talent on their best day could not lick Liz’s shoes clean.
Miss Taylor never ran for office. She did not purport to wield extreme political power. The judgment she reflected in decisions about her personal life did not impact the country/taxpayer/important legislation.
You're thinking of Maria. She was a German girl with a leg deformity the Burtons met and later adopted. Liza is the daughter of Elizabeth and Mike Todd.
BTW, Maria later became a popular model for a time. I remember she had a very striking round face with high cheekbones and beautiful eyes.
You are a true Liz fan. So am I. There will never be another like her.
She actually began as a very poor actor, but she was open to learning and got a lot of on-the-job training. I believe Richard Burton helped a great deal to polish her acting ability. I loved them together in “Cleopatra”.
Oh, no! She was always a very good actress! Look at her wonderful performance in National Velvet. I actually think her career began to sink when she got so involved with Burton. They became celebrities more than actors and the movies got worse and worse. From what I read, Liz tutored Burton in film acting.
Yes, I always liked that movie. Liz was a perfect shrew!
Your photos gave me goose bumps! Was there ever a more beautiful woman? My God!
Did you know Liz was a dual citizen with the USA and Great Britain? And that she was made a Dame? Like the great broad she was, she never used that Dame name, lol!
He was her friend (go figure), so she stuck up for him. If Jackson molested kids, she obviously didn’t know about it.
Ah, I had forgotten “Taming”.
You are right. Gawd, that was hilarious!!! They both did Mr. Shakespeare great justice. One could tell Burton was enjoying every minute of it, lol!
She was also superb in “The Sandpiper” and “Giant”.
Imagine....she gave haunting, full-character performances without ever shedding a thread of clothing or uttering a foul word.
She also had an intriguing speaking voice. It had a very feminine pitch to it that enhanced her beauty but that she also used very artfully to flesh out her character. Think of the difference in her use of her voice in “Cat” versus “Woolf.”
She was truly a remarkable, brilliant actress.
Interesting. I would have thought Turner would be better than Rigg. Of course, after Taylor, there is no real competition.
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“Your photos gave me goose bumps! Was there ever a more beautiful woman? My God!”
Thank you very much, FRiend!!
No, I don’t believe there was ever or ever will be a more beautiful woman.
“Did you know Liz was a dual citizen with the USA and Great Britain? And that she was made a Dame? Like the great broad she was, she never used that Dame name, lol”
Yes, I had read that.
She was said to be a very down-to-earth, self-belittling person despite her phenomenal beauty, wealth and personal achievements.
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“they just replayed some of her own words on FOX......she was saying what an innocent beauty there was in Michael Jackson’s love of children(paraphrasing).........gag me”
Actually, I’m happy to hear that she said this. I would find it far, far more disturbing if she believed that his love of children was not “innocent,” and yet continued to be good friends with him. This may indicate that she was naive or self-deceptive or something, but at least I don’t think she was *knowingly* supporting a pervert.
At any rate, I loved her and Richard Burton in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Sorry to see yet another of the greats from the Golden Age of Hollywood die.
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I agree.
I truly believe she was naive about Jackson.
She would not have supported him had she believed him to be a child molester! With her love of children? No way.
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Elizabeth Taylor was the most beautiful woman in the world and had charisma and glamour to spare. She was fascinating, spell-binding and lit up the world like none other. A living legend in her time, none dare try to imitate the one and only Elizabeth Taylor.
She survived illnesses and mishaps that would have killed a dozen others. It seemed she could survive again, but mercifully, the beautiful Elizabeth has gone to her rest.
Elizabeth lived to the fullest and didn’t apologize for any of it. She sparkled.
I love White Diamonds. Very elegant.
It certainly seems something she would wear.
Burton and Taylor’s romance electrified the world.
I can’t remember a love story quite like it; the power of their love was overwhelming.
I believe Elizabeth converted to Judaism to marry Mike Todd... or was it when she married Eddie Fisher?
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