![]() Eddie Fisher left his wife in order to marry Elizabeth Taylor. He was married to a good friend of Elizabeth Taylor, the popular actress Debbie Reynolds. One of his close friends was the singer Eddie Fisher. Mike Todd died in nineteen fifty-eight in a plane crash. In nineteen fifty-two she married the British actor Michael Wilding, with whom she had two sons.įive years later they divorced, and she married the film producer Mike Todd. The media often wrote about her many marriages and love affairs. STEVE EMBER: Elizabeth Taylor would quickly become as famous for her private life as she was for her acting career. She said her troubles started because she had a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.Įlizabeth Taylor with her husband Mike Todd in 1957 Speaking after her first divorce, Taylor reportedly said that she had been able to fit in the clothing of a sexy woman since she was fourteen years old. But their marriage ended in divorce the next year. That was also the year of her first marriage, to the wealthy businessman Conrad “Nicky” Hilton. In nineteen fifty, she played the bride in the popular film “Father of the Bride.” But Taylor easily went from playing children to playing teenagers and adults. Not all child actors in Hollywood were successful later playing adult roles. She saves a horse and trains him for an important race, which she wins.īARBARA KLEIN: During the nineteen forties Elizabeth Taylor played many roles in movies about families. Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Taylor starred as Velvet Brown, a girl living in a village in England. This was followed a year later by “Lassie Come Home.” But it was the nineteen forty-four film, “National Velvet” that made her a star. She made her first movie, “There’s One Born Every Minute,” at the age of ten. Elizabeth’s beauty soon caught the attention of movie studio officials. The Taylors left England in nineteen thirty-nine and moved to southern California. Her mother Sara had worked as a stage actress before her marriage. STEVE EMBER: Elizabeth Rosemund Taylor was born in nineteen thirty-two to American parents living in London. “Cleopatra” was a larger-than-life movie for a larger-than-life actress. It was also one of the most costly movies ever made. At the time, this was the most money ever paid to an actor for a single film. Or do you want me to live with you? Whatever you choose.”īARBARA KLEIN: That was Elizabeth Taylor playing the queen of Egypt in the nineteen sixty-three movie “Cleopatra.” She earned over one million dollars for her work in this movie. Because for me, there would be no love anywhere. Beginning in the nineteen eighties, she also raised millions of dollars to support AIDS research.ĬLEOPATRA: “Without you, Antony, this is not a world I want to live in, much less conquer. Taylor was equally known for her complex private life and eight marriages. She was famous for her striking beauty, violet eyes and shining black hair. She made over sixty films during her long career in Hollywood. Today we tell about the film star Elizabeth Taylor. ![]() Theatre Ventures, and Crossroads Live.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. The musical is produced by Colin Ingram, InTheatre Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Teresa Tsai, Warner Bros. ![]() The production, which will be directed by Bill Buckhurst, will also have designs by Anna Fleischle, choreography by Shelley Maxwell, lighting design by Lucy Carter and Rory Beaton, illusions by Chris Fisher, video design by Andrzej Goulding, sound design by Richard Brooker, sound FX design by Pete Malkin, musical supervision and arrangement by Nick Finlow, orchestrations by Malcolm Edmonstone, wigs, hair, and makeup design by Susanna Peretz, and casting by Grindrod Burton Casting. The work centers on a love story between Henry and Clare, one experienced out of order thanks to Henry's rare condition, which sees him pulled into the past or the future with no warning when his genetic clock periodically resets. Opening night in London is scheduled for November 1. Photos: In Rehearsals With The Who's Tommy at Chicago's Goodman Theatreīased on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger and the New Line Cinema film screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical has a book by Lauren Gunderson, original music and lyrics by Stone and Stewart, additional music by Nick Finlow, and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan. ![]()
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