She is the first actress in Hollywood to pay more than a million dollars, her face is overwhelming, known as the "world's number one beauty", she has eight marriages in her life, the world of feelings is highly criticized, who is she? Today I will talk to you about her story.
First, her words ruined a movie city
In 1959, the American 20th Century Fox Film Company, spent more than three million dollars to build a magnificent Alexander Castle in London, truly restoring the luxurious scenes of the powerful empire and court life in ancient Egypt, with the purpose of shooting the film "Cleopatra", but the film was only eight minutes long, and the heroine's words made the palace, lake, and artificial palm trees in the castle all turn into a pile of waste.
This heroine is Elizabeth. Taylor, because she had severe pneumonia during filming, made a request, saying, "London is too cold, I'm going to a sunny place." ”
The protagonist destroys a movie city in one sentence, which is unique in the history of world cinema.
In the planning stage of "Cleopatra", there are not a few candidates who expect to play the heroine, and Marilyn. Monroe is one of them.
In early 1959, when Monroe learned that the company was going to make "Cleopatra", she tried to perform, and even called the company's president directly to ask for the role, asking for a price of only 100,000 US dollars. Unexpectedly, she was rejected, and after Monroe knew, she became more and more angry, so she simply dressed herself as a queen of Egypt and asked the photographer to take pictures and hype. However, she took such great pains that the company still did not choose her.
In the end, the company did not hesitate to spend a million dollars on a film to invite Elizabeth, who was "afraid of the cold". Taylor. There is only one reason for this, because her emotional world is as colorful as married life and Cleopatra.
Second, eight marriages, lamenting that they have no connection with happiness
Taylor, who debuted at the age of 11, is a child actress, and her acting career began with her dancer mother, Sarah. Taylor.
In the fall of 1943, at the age of 11, Taylor received a film that cemented her child star status, "The Jade Goddess Foal", which made her famous from a supporting role to a leading role.
Before the filming of Cleopatra, Taylor was already "famous", and the "reputation" here refers to her private life. In the nine years from the age of 18 to 27, she was married four times and became a bride four times. Therefore, the film company sincerely invited her to star in "Cleopatra" in the hope of relying on the popularity of Taylor's private life to win the attention of the film and win high box office.
On May 6, 1950, Taylor married the rich second generation Hilton, her husband belonged to the playboy, gambled, and eight months later, Taylor divorced.
In her memoirs, Taylor reveals the reasons for the end of her first marriage, on the one hand, Hilton's personable and handsome appearance, and on the other hand, she wants to get rid of her parents and studio control, and longs for a free and independent life.
In 1952, Taylor married Michael, a British actor 20 years older than himself, and five years later, Taylor divorced again. Just two days later, she married Todd, a 48-year-old Hollywood producer, in her third husband.
Just 13 months after their marriage, Todd was accidentally killed in a plane crash. Lonely and lonely, Taylor robbed his girlfriend's husband, the fourth husband.
In Taylor, she saw that marriage was a child's play of the family, so the media news called her a demon, a stinking actress.
During the filming of Cleopatra, Taylor had an affair with actor Burton, at which point the two had their own families. In the end, Taylor took sleeping pills and threatened Burton, and the two were forced to marry, which was Taylor's fifth marriage.
In 1974, Taylor divorced Burton. A year later, the two met again, revived, married again, and divorced again a few months later.
Her emotional entanglement with Burton lasted a total of 22 years. After that, Taylor had several more marriages, and in her words, it was difficult to pursue happiness on her own.