For more than six decades she has been a part of our lives. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life and offers the first-ever fully realized portrait of this American icon. You'll meet her controlling mother who plotted her daughter's success from birth...see the qualities that catapulted Elizabeth to stardom in 1940s Hollywood...understand the psychological and emotional underpinnings behind the eight marriages...and, finally, rejoice in Elizabeth's most bravura performance of all: the new success in family, friendships, and…mehr
For more than six decades she has been a part of our lives. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life and offers the first-ever fully realized portrait of this American icon. You'll meet her controlling mother who plotted her daughter's success from birth...see the qualities that catapulted Elizabeth to stardom in 1940s Hollywood...understand the psychological and emotional underpinnings behind the eight marriages...and, finally, rejoice in Elizabeth's most bravura performance of all: the new success in family, friendships, and philanthropy she achieved despite substance abuse and chronic illness. It's the story of the woman you thought you knew--and now can finally understand. J. Randy Taraborrelli is a respected journalist, a recognizable entertainment personality, and in-demand guest on many television programs. He is the bestselling author of eight books. Taraborrelli is a reporter for the Times (London), Paris Match, and The Daily Mail (UK) and a contributor to Redbook, McCall's , and Good Housekeeping .Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
J. Randy Taraborrelli is a respected journalist, a recognizable entertainment personality, and in-demand guest on many television programs including Today, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Entertainment Tonight, and CNN Headline News. He is the bestselling author of thirteen books.
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Section i: Prologue Unit i: Part One: CHILDHOOD Chapter 1: Sara and Francis Chapter 2: A Change in Sara Chapter 3: A Family Held Hostage? Chapter 4: "Bravo!" Chapter 5: "Missing a Father's Love" Chapter 6: "I Think I Might Want to Be an Actress" Chapter 7: A New Life in America Chapter 8: "But I Want to Be with MGM!" Chapter 9: National Velvet Chapter 10: Making a Star . . . a Star! Unit ii: Part Two: FINDING HER WAY Chapter 11: Early Suitors . . . and Howard Hughes Chapter 12: Nicky Hilton Chapter 13: Elizabeth's Anger Chapter 14: Uncle Howard Gets Rid of Nicky Hilton Chapter 15: Michael Wilding Chapter 16: A Marriage Devoid of Passion Chapter 17: Movies Chapter 18: Mike Todd Chapter 19: Mike Todd's Sudden Death Chapter 20: Eddie Fisher Chapter 21: Elizabeth and Eddie Marry Chapter 22: Butterfield 8 Chapter iii: Part Three: HER DESTINY Chapter 23: A False Start for Cleopatra Chapter 24: A Near Death Experience and Then an Oscar Chapter 25: Cleopatra Begins Filming Chapter 26: Richard Burton Chapter 27: Elizabeth Adopts a Baby Chapter 28: "Love, in All of Its Mystery, Unfolds" Chapter 29: Elizabeth Confesses to Eddie about Richard Chapter 30: Unadulterated Drama Chapter 31: Elizabeth Attempts Suicide? Chapter 32: "Le Scandale" Chapter 33: The Taylor Burton Sexual Revolution Chapter 34: Cleopatra Arrives Chapter 35: Elizabeth as a Mother Chapter 36: Nightmare in Porto Santo Stefano Chapter 37: Finishing Cleopatra Chapter 38: A Turning Point in Gstaad Chapter 39: Richard Chooses Chapter 40: True Love in Mexico Unit iv: Part Four: "LIZ AND DICK" Chapter 41: Elizabeth and Richard: "We Will Have No More Marriages" Chapter 42: The Boston Brawl Chapter 43: Richard's Hemophilia Chapter 44: "Even Our Fights Are Fun" Chapter 45: Elizabeth Apologizes to Debbie Chapter 46: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Chapter 47: Bad Movies, Great Riches, and Another Oscar Chapter 48: "Francis L. Taylor All Our Love 1897 1968" Chapter 49: "Learning from Each Other" Chapter 50: "I Sometimes Curse the Day . . ." Chapter 51: "Pray for Us" Chapter 52: And What of the Children? Unit v: Part Five: CONFUSION REIGNS Chapter 53: "What Makes Us Women" Chapter 54: Henry Wynberg Chapter 55: Elizabeth Divorces Richard Chapter 56: Elizabeth Marries Richard . . . Again! Chapter 57: A Diversion before Divorce Chapter 58: Richard Asks for Another Divorce Unit vi: Part Six: COMING TO TERMS Chapter 59: John Warner Chapter 60: Elizabeth Marries John Chapter 61: An Important Transition Chapter 62: The Little Foxes Chapter 63: Sifting Through the Wreckage Chapter 64: A Birthday Reunion with Richard Chapter 65: "God Has Kept an Eye on My Children" Chapter 66: Elizabeth Gets Her Way Chapter 67: Private Lives and Private Miseries Chapter 68: Richard Marries . . . Someone Else Chapter 69: Intervention Chapter 70: Betty Ford Center Chapter 71: Richard Burton Dies Chapter 72: Transition Unit vii: Part Seven: THE GLORY YEARS Chapter 73: "I Will Not Be Ignored" Chapter 74: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Chapter 75: Back at Betty Ford Chapter 76: Larry Fortensky Chapter 77: Michael Jackson Chapter 78: Elizabeth Marries Larry Chapter 79: Re creating Her Mother's Marriage . . . but Not Quite Unit viii: Part Eight: ALL WOMAN Chapter 80: "Sara S. Taylor Loving Mother, Devoted Wife 1895 1994" Chapter 81: Elizabeth and Larry End Their Marriage Chapter 82: Facing Her Mortality . . . Again Chapter 83: Dame Elizabeth: Honor at Last Section ii: Selected Cast of Characters Acknowledgements iii: Acknowledgments Section iv: Sources and Other Notes Section v: Elizabeth Taylor Filmography Index vi: Index
Section i: Prologue Unit i: Part One: CHILDHOOD Chapter 1: Sara and Francis Chapter 2: A Change in Sara Chapter 3: A Family Held Hostage? Chapter 4: "Bravo!" Chapter 5: "Missing a Father's Love" Chapter 6: "I Think I Might Want to Be an Actress" Chapter 7: A New Life in America Chapter 8: "But I Want to Be with MGM!" Chapter 9: National Velvet Chapter 10: Making a Star . . . a Star! Unit ii: Part Two: FINDING HER WAY Chapter 11: Early Suitors . . . and Howard Hughes Chapter 12: Nicky Hilton Chapter 13: Elizabeth's Anger Chapter 14: Uncle Howard Gets Rid of Nicky Hilton Chapter 15: Michael Wilding Chapter 16: A Marriage Devoid of Passion Chapter 17: Movies Chapter 18: Mike Todd Chapter 19: Mike Todd's Sudden Death Chapter 20: Eddie Fisher Chapter 21: Elizabeth and Eddie Marry Chapter 22: Butterfield 8 Chapter iii: Part Three: HER DESTINY Chapter 23: A False Start for Cleopatra Chapter 24: A Near Death Experience and Then an Oscar Chapter 25: Cleopatra Begins Filming Chapter 26: Richard Burton Chapter 27: Elizabeth Adopts a Baby Chapter 28: "Love, in All of Its Mystery, Unfolds" Chapter 29: Elizabeth Confesses to Eddie about Richard Chapter 30: Unadulterated Drama Chapter 31: Elizabeth Attempts Suicide? Chapter 32: "Le Scandale" Chapter 33: The Taylor Burton Sexual Revolution Chapter 34: Cleopatra Arrives Chapter 35: Elizabeth as a Mother Chapter 36: Nightmare in Porto Santo Stefano Chapter 37: Finishing Cleopatra Chapter 38: A Turning Point in Gstaad Chapter 39: Richard Chooses Chapter 40: True Love in Mexico Unit iv: Part Four: "LIZ AND DICK" Chapter 41: Elizabeth and Richard: "We Will Have No More Marriages" Chapter 42: The Boston Brawl Chapter 43: Richard's Hemophilia Chapter 44: "Even Our Fights Are Fun" Chapter 45: Elizabeth Apologizes to Debbie Chapter 46: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Chapter 47: Bad Movies, Great Riches, and Another Oscar Chapter 48: "Francis L. Taylor All Our Love 1897 1968" Chapter 49: "Learning from Each Other" Chapter 50: "I Sometimes Curse the Day . . ." Chapter 51: "Pray for Us" Chapter 52: And What of the Children? Unit v: Part Five: CONFUSION REIGNS Chapter 53: "What Makes Us Women" Chapter 54: Henry Wynberg Chapter 55: Elizabeth Divorces Richard Chapter 56: Elizabeth Marries Richard . . . Again! Chapter 57: A Diversion before Divorce Chapter 58: Richard Asks for Another Divorce Unit vi: Part Six: COMING TO TERMS Chapter 59: John Warner Chapter 60: Elizabeth Marries John Chapter 61: An Important Transition Chapter 62: The Little Foxes Chapter 63: Sifting Through the Wreckage Chapter 64: A Birthday Reunion with Richard Chapter 65: "God Has Kept an Eye on My Children" Chapter 66: Elizabeth Gets Her Way Chapter 67: Private Lives and Private Miseries Chapter 68: Richard Marries . . . Someone Else Chapter 69: Intervention Chapter 70: Betty Ford Center Chapter 71: Richard Burton Dies Chapter 72: Transition Unit vii: Part Seven: THE GLORY YEARS Chapter 73: "I Will Not Be Ignored" Chapter 74: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Chapter 75: Back at Betty Ford Chapter 76: Larry Fortensky Chapter 77: Michael Jackson Chapter 78: Elizabeth Marries Larry Chapter 79: Re creating Her Mother's Marriage . . . but Not Quite Unit viii: Part Eight: ALL WOMAN Chapter 80: "Sara S. Taylor Loving Mother, Devoted Wife 1895 1994" Chapter 81: Elizabeth and Larry End Their Marriage Chapter 82: Facing Her Mortality . . . Again Chapter 83: Dame Elizabeth: Honor at Last Section ii: Selected Cast of Characters Acknowledgements iii: Acknowledgments Section iv: Sources and Other Notes Section v: Elizabeth Taylor Filmography Index vi: Index
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