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Authors: Ellis Amburn
Rizzo, Jilly, 105
Robe, The
, 79
Roberts, Monty, 92
Roberts, Rachel, 254
Robinson, Edward G., 3
Robinson, Jackie, 139
Rochas, Helene, 316
Rodgers, Richard, 137
Roebling, Paul, 237
Roeg, Nicholas, 388
Rogers, Ginger, 40, 120–21
Romance of Rosy Ridge
, 19
Rommel
, 272
Room at the Top
, 163
Rooney, Mickey, 8–9, 135, 139
Rose, Helen, 32, 54, 60, 73, 126, 144, 148, 149, 163, 425
Rosenfield, Paul, 64
Ross, Diana, 355
Rossellini, Franco, 310, 316
Rossellini, Isabella, 419
Rostova, Mira, 32, 40, 41, 232
Roth, Lillian, 42
Roth, Michael, 390
Rothschild, David, 289
Rothschild, Eugene and Kitty de, 235
Rothschild, Guy de, 248–50, 252, 257–60, 284–89
Rothschild de, Lily, 258, 260
Rothschild, Marie-Hélène de, 248–50, 252, 257–60, 284–89
Rothschild, Philippe de, 259
Rowan, Dan, 308
Rowan, Mary, 308
Rowe, Debbie, 429–30
Rubell, Steve, 62, 326, 329, 380
Russell, Jane, 27, 77
Russell, Roz, 64
Rutledge, Peggy, 60
Ryan, D. D., 391
Ryan, Robert, 121
Sager, Carole Bayer, 372, 392, 394, 418, 423
Saint, Eva Marie, 84, 120
Salinger, Mrs. Pierre, 259
Salinger, Pierre, 288
Sallis, Zoe, 209
Sandpiper The
, 222–25
Sanz, Gaston, 223, 297
Sarandon, Susan, 425
Saroyan, William, 66
Sarris, Andrew, 41
Sasakawa, Ryoichi, 365
Saxon, Mary, 55
Scarlet Street
, 64
Scarlet O’Hara’s Younger Sister
(Keyes), 114
Scent of Mystery
, 149
Schary, Dore, 52–53, 110–11, 232
Schell, Maria, 179
Schell, Maximilian, 179
Schenck, Joseph, 42
Schenck, Marvin H., 87, 98
Schlumberger, São, 316
Schmidlapp, Patricia, 57
Schneider, Romy, 282
Schrager, Ian, 329
Schwartz, Cary, 423, 426, 428 308
Scofield, Paul, 230
Scott, Vernon, 140
Search, The
, 35
Seaton, Patricia, 346, 362
Seawife, The
, 185
Secret Cermony
, 242–43
Selznick, David O., 23, 33, 144, 167
Sessums, Kevin, 89, 95, 412
Shapiro, Stanley, 275–76
Sharaff, Irene, 144
Shattered Silents, The
(Walker), 69
Shaw, Artie, 114, 208
Shearer, Norma, 4, 9, 53, 75
Sheed, Wilfred, 232
Sheen, Charlie, 347
Sheik, The
, 167
Shields, Brooke, 335, 373
Show
magazine, 5
Signoret, Simone, 163
Sills, Beverly, 387
Silverberg, William, 61
Silverman, Stephen M., 253
Simmons, Allene, 371
Simmons, Jean, 27, 68, 70, 75, 185
Simpson, O. J., 404
Sinatra, Barbara, 363
Sinatra, Frank, 66, 105, 107, 152, 164, 176, 205, 208, 226, 268–69, 361
Singin’ in the Rain
, 59
60 Minutes
, 278
Skelton, Red, 1
Skin of Our Teeth, The
(play), 36
Skinner, William, 343, 347, 369, 390
Skouras, Spyros P., 166–67, 193–94, 196, 199, 200, 255
Slater, Christian, 347
Sling Blade
, 411
Smith, Liz, 105
Snowdon, Lord, 205, 234
Somebody Up There Likes Me
, 139
Something’s Got to Give
, 160
Song of Bernadette
, 83
South Pacific
, 137
Spender, Stephen, 294, 296
Spiegel Sam, 160, 288
Spinetti, Victor, 294, 295
Spirit of West Point, The
, 21
Spreckles, Kay, 46
Springer, John, 230, 294
Spy Who Came In from the Cold
, 225–28
Stack, Robert, 19
Stafford, Susan, 367
Stagecoach
, 167
Stagefright
, 66
Staircase
, 186, 246, 247, 251, 254, 255
Stamos, John, 419
Stapleton, Jean, 330
Stapleton, Maureen, 333, 340
Stapleton, Ruth Carter, 331
Star and Garter
(play), 114
Stark, Ray, 219–20
Starr, Ringo, 294, 295, 340
Steffen, Geary, Jr., 29, 48
Steiger, Anna, 406
Steiger, Rod, 405–407, 413, 417, 418, 421, 423
Stein, Dennis, 361–63
Steinem, Gloria, 373
Stevens, Connie, 160
Stevens, George, 28, 36, 38–39, 42, 83–85, 87, 90–91, 93–101, 228, 246
Stevens, George, Jr., 60
Stevenson, Adlai, 66
Stevenson, Robert, 7
Stewart, Alana (Mrs. Rod), 371
Strasberg, Susan, 185
Streetcar Named Desire, A
, 42
Streisand, Barbra, 270, 460
Stricklyn, Ray, 92, 323
Suddenly Last Summer
, 157, 159–60, 288
Sullivan, Ed, 56
Sullivan, Louis, 398
Sullivan, Sylvia, 56
Sulzberger, Cyrus, 289
Sutherland, Donald 270
Sweeney, Father Terry, 367
Sweet Bird of Youth
(play and TV movie), 162, 388
Sweethearts
, 1
Swerdlow, Dr., 270–71
Switzer, Alfalfa, 4, 401
Taj Mahal diamond, 295, 448
Taming of the Shrew, The
, 229
Taradash, Daniel, 165
Taylor, Don, 52, 63
Taylor, Elizabeth Rosemond
appearance
: baldness, 411; beauty of, xxii, 6–7, 9, 18, 24, 33, 34, 41, 79, 81, 90, 250, 257, 288, 305, 348, 370, 381, 421, 429; childhood, 9–10; cosmetic surgery, 381; eyes, 3, 4, 7, 9, 33, 115, 143; fiftieth birthday, 340; figure, 13, 15–16, 20, 81, 114–15, 233, 238–39; hair styles, 79, 81, 129–30, 215, 285, 424, 429; height, 18; ruined, 323, 342, 383, 401; weight, 18, 78–79, 156, 162, 264, 331, 340, 342, 381, 398–99, 400, 413, 414, 421, 426
Burton, Richard
: abuse and fighting with, 197, 198–99, 209–10, 211, 221, 227–29, 257, 273, 298, 300, 304, 305–306, 310, 313, 314, 315, 399, 400; acting roles together, 203–204, 219–20, 221–25, 228–30, 231–32, 236–38, 280, 302–303, 315, 342–43; affair during
Cleopatra
, 180, 182–202; alcoholism of, 53, 182, 186, 197, 206, 208, 209, 211, 212, 215, 221, 225–26, 233–34, 242, 243, 246, 247, 250–51, 252, 256–57, 262, 264, 266, 269, 271, 272, 273, 277, 282–83, 298, 303–304, 306, 313–14, 315; assessment of Elizabeth, 17, 182–83, 212; birthday gift to, 211; children of Elizabeth and, 220, 234, 239–40; chooses Elizabeth over Sybil, 203; continuing relationship after divorces, 335, 339–43, 350, 357; courtship of Elizabeth, 203–14; death and funeral of, 356–59; 472 early meeting of, 79–80; end of first marriage, 269, 299, 305–306, 307, 315; end of second marriage, 321–23; fiftieth birthday party for Richard at the Dorchester, 320; fortieth birthday party for Elizabeth in Hungary, 291–97; high society, France, and jet-setting, 247, 248–92; income and spending, joint 236, 240, 243, 244, 293–97, 300, 305–306, 315; jealousy, 20, 197, 253, 306–307; lack of screen chemistry with, 201, 280; marital discord, 228–29, 243, 246–47, 264–67, 269; marriage 214–47; on set of
Night of the Igauna
, 207–12; reconciliation tries, 310, 312–14; remarriage, 318–22; sex and, 62, 183–84, 186, 189–90, 210, 226, 234, 251–52, 265, 273, 299; Wales trip, 206–207; 214–15; yacht
Kalizma
, 236, 250, 266, 273, 313, 315
business ventures and philanthropic causes
: AIDS causes, 360–69, 373–74, 376–77, 386, 391, 398, 405, 412, 420, 421, 425; 428, 452, 456, 476, autobiography, 380, 382–83; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, 393, 448; jewelry, 471; lawsuit against Carol Publishing Company, 400–401; Legion d’honneur, 369; movie rights, 311; perfume, 310, 317, 374–75, 380, 388, 395, 398, 403, 413, 419; race horse 372;
See also
AIDS
character and personality
: xxii; AA’s message and, 347– 49; aggressiveness, 72–73; Burton on, 17, 182; campiness and clowning, 90, 93, 174, 418; charm and wit, 206; as child star, 1–2, 4–8; contrast with on-screen persona, 43; cool and superior attitude, 19, 79–80; courage in going public with substance abuse problems, 346–49; “difficult” reputation, 14, 167; driving recklessly, 18; feminism and, 265; lateness of, xxi, 17, 69, 98, 119, 125, 130, 162, 165, 215, 275–76, 301; lavender, partiality to 339, 375; loyalty to friends, 219, 394; need for attention, 122–24, 129, 130, 131–32, 397; need for pampering, 16–17, 65; personal idol, 43; profanity, use of, 15, 76, 80, 163, 245, 255, 264; rebellion and feistiness, 35, 52; self-esteem problems, 17, 144–45, 343; sexuality and “a loving” of, 8, 13, 62–63, 69–70, 105, 251–52;
see also specific relationships
; suicide attempts, 145, 172, 173, 193, 194, 195, 199; sweet but shallow young woman, 69; temper, 58, 59; tipping of, 161; vengefulness, 100–101, 164–66
childhood
: accent, 4; birth, 2; contemporaries of, 1, 5, 6; education, 1–2, 23–24, 49; income, 6, 10, 13–14; leaves England for America, 2; loneliness and social isolation, 10–11, 12–13, 15, 17, 19, 34; movie career, 2, 3–23, 35–36; separation of parents, 12,
children
: attempt to have a child with Burton, 228; education of, 226, 239–40; (adopted) Maria Burton Carson, 179, 205, 207, 211, 213, 223–24, 239, 261, 263, 294, 306, 307, 309, 318, 322, 338–39, 340–41, 342, 357, 380; parenting, 94, 136, 141, 152, 160, 178, 179, 197, 204, 213, 223–24, 245, 261–62, 263, 340–41; pregnancy with Todd’s child, 126–28, 129, 132, 133; Todd, Elizabeth Frances “Liza,” 134, 136, 141, 145, 151, 178, 179, 207, 210, 213, 223–24, 234, 239, 245, 261–62, 263, 281, 294, 302, 309, 322, 330, 343, 355–56, 357, 369; warned against getting pregnant, 78; Wilding Christopher Edward, 78, 81, 92, 94, 128, 136, 140, 141, 143, 145, 175–76, 178, 204, 207, 210, 213, 223–24, 237, 239–40, 245, 261–62, 263, 294, 302, 322, 332, 337, 343, 357, 369, 414; Wilding, Michael Howard, Jr., 76, 77, 81, 128, 136, 140, 141, 143, 145, 178, 204, 207, 210, 213, 222, 223–24, 239–40, 245, 261–62, 263, 277–79, 280–81, 294, 297–98, 302, 313, 322, 332, 337–38, 343, 357, 379–80, 389, 427
family
: abuse, alcoholism and homosexuality of father, 3, 5, 7, 12, 62, 393, 400; brother and, 3, 12, 13, 48, 57, 126, 146, 148, 210, 261, 263, 294; father and, 3–4, 12, 49, 51, 52, 53, 62, 126, 195, 226–27, 260–61; mother and, 2–3, 4–5, 11–13, 27–28, 32, 36, 45, 47, 51, 52, 58, 101–102, 126, 158, 261, 270, 272, 306, 372, 392; mother’s death, 402
film, TV, and theatrical career:
Academy Award nominations and awards, 121, 148, 163–64, 166, 175–77, 230–31; acting, 6–7, 9–10, 17, 35–38, 43, 53, 68, 88, 89, 106, 119, 120–21, 138–39, 163, 166, 167, 206, 232–33, 242, 276–77, 305, 370–71; ambition, 7;
Wednesday
, 303, 304–305, 404; awards, various, 230, 419–20, 429;
Beau Brummel
, 42, 68;
Big Hangover, The
, 28;
Blue Bird, The
, 186, 317;
Boom!
, 236–39;
Butterfield 8
, 164–66, 177, 226, 233;
Callaway Went Thataway
, 42;
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
, 138–39, 149, 157, 159;
Cleopatra
, 64, 164, 166–75, 177, 178, 180–81, 182–202;
Conspirator
, 23, 24;
Courage of Lassie
, 10;
Cynthia
, 13;
Date with Judy
, 19; demolishes old studio system, 202;
Divorce His/Divorce Hers
(TV movie), 302;
Doctor Faustus
, 231, 240;
Driver’s Seat, The
, 310, 316; end of career, 424–31;
Elephant Walk
, 77;
Elizabeth Taylor in London
(TV special), 205;
Father of the Bride
, 23, 28, 51–53, 63;
Father’s Little Dividend
, 52, 63; favorite roles of, 10; first adult role, 23–24; first childhood role, 4; first screen kiss, 19;
Flintstones, The
, 401–402;
Giant
, 82, 83–104, 364;
Girl Who Had Everything, The
, 42, 75, 76;
Hammersmith Is Out
, 280; income and finances, 5–6, 10, 13–14, 16, 25, 28, 75, 76, 81–82, 139, 159–60, 166, 168, 177, 201–202, 205, 212, 222, 228, 236, 242, 243–44, 332, 333, 334, 375–76, 382–83, 388, 395–96;
Ivanhoe
, 42, 64, 65;
Jane Eyre
, 6–7;
Julia Misbehaves
, 17;
Lassie
Come Home
, 5, 6;
Last Time I saw Paris, The
, 42, 78; Life Achievement Award of the Screen Actors Guild, 415; lifetime total of movies and TV films, 419;
Life with Father
, 13–14;
Little Foxes, The
, 333–34, 339, 341;
Little Night Music, A
, 325–26;
Little Women
, 20–23;
Love Is Better Than Ever
, 42, 59; Mayer, L. B., and, 14–16; “menstruation privileges” or “Irene Dunne” clause, 14; MGM (Metro) and, 2, 6, 13–14, 19–21, 28–29, 41–43, 50, 52–53, 57, 59, 63–64, 65, 74–76, 84, 85–86, 138, 149, 159–60, 164–66, 177, 309;
Mirror Crack’d, The
, 333;
National Velvet
, 7–10, 92;
Night Watch
, 300–301, 307;
Only Game in Town, The
, 202, 246, 250, 253, 255, 263; pampering of, 16; Paramount Pictures and, 32, 303;
Place in the Sun, A
, 28, 32, 34, 35–42, 45, 68, 78;
Poker Alice
(TV movie), 371–72; popularity and stardom, 6–7, 9–10, 13, 15–16, 42–43, 95, 103, 144, 157, 164, 215–16, 224, 236, 257, 275–77, 288, 300–301, 335;
Private Lives
, 342–43;
Raintree County
, 104–11, 113, 118–21;
Reflections in a Golden Eye
, 219–20;
Return Engagement
(TV drama), 329;
Rhapsody
, 42;
Sandpiper, The
, 222–25;
Scent of Mystery
, 149;
Secret Ceremony
; 242–43; security, 218; sexuality used in, 15–16, 19, 23; stage debut,
World Enough and Time
, 221; Stevens, George, and, 28, 36, 38–39, 87, 90–91, 93–101, 246;
Suddenly Last Summer
, 157, 159–60, 288;
Sweet Bird of Youth
(play and TV movie), 162, 388;
Taming of the Shrew, The
, 229, 232;
There Must Be a Pony
(TV movie), 370; thirtieth birthday and, 195; top billing, 87; turning point, 86; typecast as Martha, 231;
VIPs, The
, 203–204; watching herself on screen, 33;
White Cliffs of Dover, The
, 7;
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
, 10, 228–30, 311; workload, 17;
X, Y, and Zee
, 273–75;
Young Toscanini
, 378–79
Fisher, Eddie
, xxii, 65, 115, 122–23, 131, 142–43, 145, 147–48, 150; breakdown of relationship with, 172–73, 178–79, 182–83, 187–88, 190–93, 196; children and, 160; courtship and marriage to, 151–81, 193; divorce settlement, 210; drugs and, 116, 150, 165, 171; end of relationship with, 196, 198, 205; Las Vegas appearances and, 164; post-divorce relationship, 221; sex and, 62, 152–53, 159, 160, 165, 195, 196; thirtieth birthday and, 195
Fortensky, Larry
, 62; abuse of women, 384–85, 400; continuing relationship with, 419, 422–23, 429; end of relationship, 403–408; marriage, 393–400; meeting at BFC, 383; sexual relationship with, 384–92; sixtieth birthday party with, 393
gay men, relationships
, 5, 61, 85, 88–89, 138–39, 186, 187, 360–61, 386, 394; Capote, Truman, 62, 76, 133, 165, 174, 326; Clift, Montgomery, 29, 30–43, 51–52, 61, 64–65, 69–70, 74, 76, 78, 79, 104–11, 119–21, 132, 133, 156, 160, 161, 216, 219–20, 232; Dean, James, 88–89, 91–93, 94–95, 99, 100, 101, 103; Guilaroff, Sydney, 9, 12, 16, 54, 142– 43, 144, 145, 147, 152, 156, 158, 168, 170–71, 372; Halston, 62, 317, 324, 326, 327, 331; Hanley, Richard (Dick), 15, 62, 158, 191–92, 204, 211, 218, 223, 261; Hudson, Rock, 62, 85–98, 100, 104, 107, 342, 363, 364, 366–68; McDowall, Roddy, 5, 15, 20, 61, 65, 187, 218, 306, 309, 343, 412, 417, 420–21; Rubell, Steve, 62; Wall, Roger, 62; Warhol, Andy, 62, 286, 310–12, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 380; Williams, Tennessee, 162, 165, 174, 239
health
, 257; accidents and back injuries, 125–28, 242–43, 245, 253, 290–91, 316, 382, 383, 412–13, 414–16, 418, 427; appendectomy, 136–37; Betty Ford Center, detoxification and sobriety, 343–48, 382, 383; bleeding problems, 234, 245, 266, 270–72; brain tumor, 410–12;
Cleopatra
, health problems during, 171–72, 173–77; detoxification and sobriety, 271–72; drug and alcohol use/abuse, 13, 62, 90, 96, 119–20, 123, 126, 129, 136, 150, 154, 165, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179, 189, 191, 193, 209, 212, 226, 233, 234, 243, 245, 250–51, 262–63, 266, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 282–83, 303–304, 309, 313, 314, 315, 316–17, 320, 326, 342, 343–44, 369, 382, 383, 389, 390, 412–13;
Giant
, problems during, 96–98, 101–103; hip replacement surgery and limp, 399, 413; hospital stays, 60, 62, 103, 125–26, 136–37, 166, 262, 263, 270–71, 312, 320–21, 335, 343, 389, 402, 413, 414, 415, 421, 427; 474 hysterectomy, 245; intervention by family, 343–44; lawsuit against her doctors, 390; minor illnesses and complaints of, 16–17; pneumonia, 1958, 139–43; pulmonary virus, 389; smoking, 58, 170–71
Hilton, Nicky
: abuse and miscarriage, 58, 400; attraction of, 44–45; courtship by, 47–53; death of, 261; divorce from, 59– 60, 63, 69; first sight of, 29; honeymoon and European vacation, 55–56; love of her image, 43, 48; problems in relationship, 55–58; sexual attraction of, 48, 55, 59; wedding, 53–55
Jackson, Michael
, 350–55, 361, 372, 381, 389–90, 411, 423, 429–31, 449, 467, 468, 470; godmother to Prince Michael, 430; marriage to Debbie Rowe and, 429–30; marriage to Lisa Marie Presley and, 418; Oprah Winfrey interview and, 393; presents to, 393; wedding to Fortensky at Neverland, 392, 393