Elizabeth Taylor dies -- best books on the actress
Sad news this morning: Actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at age 79.
She was known as much for her stormy relationship with Richard Burton as for her sultry beauty and acting skill. The most recent book about her, "Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century," by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, was excerpted last summer in Vanity Fair. To read more about her, try these books:
-- "Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor" by Alexander Walker
-- "Elizabeth" by J. Randy Taraborrelli
-- "Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry" by Taylor
Comments
She was a beautiful and talented woman. "National Velvet" is one of my favorite movies. But what I remember most about her is that she was the first famous person in Hollywood to give public support to victims of AIDS. Without fear, she stepped right up to the plate at a time when this wasn't the popular and acceptable thing to do. Brava! And RIP.
Posted by: Gail Farrelly | March 23, 2011 4:36 PM