Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life

FromthetimesheappearedinNationalVelvet,thefilmthatsky-rocketedhertointernationalfameatagetwelvein1944,untilherdeathin2011,ElizabethTaylorsbeauty,allure,andpersonalstrengthcaptivatedtheworld.Inacareerthatspannedmorethansixtyyears,shebroughtherrawtalentandmagnetismtobearinnow-classicfilmssuchasFatheroftheBride,Suddenly,LastSummer,CatonaHotTinRoof,Giant,Cleopatra,andWhosAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?.Offscreen,shelivedjustaspassionately.Thatintensitybroughtherenormousjoyandpain-andnotoriety,whetheritwasfromhervastcollectionsofextraordinaryfinejewelleryandarttoherbattleswithaddictionandillheath,fromherinternationallyrecognizedhumanitarianeffortsonbehalfofAIDStoherscandalousloveaffairsandsevenhighlyscrutinizedmarriages.Thisanthology-illustratedwithmorethan30gorgeousimagesofthestarthroughouthercareerandpersonallife-revealsthecandourandhonestywithwhichtheactressledherextraordinarylife.Whetherwittyorpoignant,thesewordsarealwaysdemonstrativeofhergenerous,unapologetic,andfiercelydeterminednature,reflectingtheessenceofagreatstarandlegendarymodernwoman.