Considine, Carmen, 39
Burton, Sally Hay, 352, 356, 360, 362, 365–71,
Considine, John W., Jr., 39
381–86, 475
Conspirator (film), 59, 71–72, 94
Burton, Sybil, 170–71, 172, 179, 188, 189,
Coogan Act, 105
191–92, 196, 212, 213, 220, 223–24,
Cook, Donald, 359
225, 228, 237, 241, 278, 455–56, 474–75
Cosmopolitan magazine, 56
Bush, George H. W., 406
Costa, Nicholas, 344–45
Butterfield 8 (film), 53, 148–52, 161–62, 226, Coward, Noël, 125, 353, 357, 359, 369
295, 312
Cowden, Andrea, 37–38
Byrne, Alec, 412
Cowden, J. Cheever, 37–38
Crawford, Joan, 44, 218
Caine, Michael, 263
Cronkite, Walter, 132
Camelot (play), 171, 173
Cronyn, Hume, 242
Can-Can (film), 172
Crowther, Bosley, 24
Cannon, Jonathan, 400
Cukor, George, 301
Capote, Truman, 159–60, 333
Cullum, John, 360
Carson, Steve, 354, 470
Curtis, Tony, 335, 374
Casa Kimberly, Puerto Vallarta, 230–31, 273,
Curtiz, Michael, 64
298, 300
Cynthia (film), 63
Cash, Johnny, 374
Castelli, Leo, 406
Daily Mail, 462
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (film), 55, 133, 135, Daniell, Henry, 50
144, 147, 151, 162–63, 336, 337
Darmanin, Peter, 307–8, 309
Cazalet, Victor, 17–21, 26, 34, 42–43, 48, 96
Date with Judy, A (film), 63, 65
Cazalet-Keir, Thelma, 19
David Frost Show, The, 41
Céligny, Switzerland, 218, 220, 237, 382, 385,
Davis, Bette, 257, 336, 405
386–89
Davis, Glenn, 70–76
Champlin, Charles, 421
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 253–54
Channing, Carol, 251
Dean, James, 120, 122, 396
Chaplin, Charlie, 218
De Beers Diamonds, 460
538
Index
DeForest, Margaret, 8–9, 408
Debbie Reynolds and, 139, 141, 142–43,
DeMann, Ronald, 238, 239
144, 221, 255, 475–76
Dennis, Sandy, 256
drug problem, 342, 374
Depp, Johnny, 468
Elizabeth and budding romance, 139–43
Desilu Studios, 91
Elizabeth-Burton affair and, 186–92, 196
Dexter, John, 308
Elizabeth’s children and, 208
Dietrich, Marlene, 125
Elizabeth’s illness and, 156, 157, 158–59
Dinucci, Kim, 299
gifts of jewelry to Elizabeth, 145, 194
Divorce His, Divorce Hers (TV movie), 281 marriage to Elizabeth, 146–47, 149–50, 151,
Doctor Faustus (film), 261
159, 160, 165, 172, 174–77, 178,
Donen, Stanley, 90–91
179–80, 186–87, 188–92, 218, 255, 324
Dorchester Hotel, London, 216, 217, 227, 461
memoirs, 199
Douglas, Valerie, 381
Mike Todd and, 131, 139, 141, 147
Downey, Robert, Jr., 374
songs dedicated to Elizabeth, 146
Drake, Alfred, 242
wedding, Elizabeth and, 145–46
Drieser, Theodore, 118
Fitzgerald, Ella, 218
Driver’s Seat, The (film), 290, 292–93, 294 Flintstones, The (film), 444
Dunne, Irene, 190n
Flynn, Marie, 43
Durbin, Deanna, 36
Fonda, Henry, 265
Fonda, Jane, 301
Eber, José, 426, 427, 443, 444, 459, 464, 467,
Fontaine, Joan, 96–97
468
Fool, The (Pollack), 8, 25, 36, 72
Eden, Sir Anthony, 22
Forbes, Malcolm, 391, 414, 420, 447
Edmonds, Beatrice, 25
seventieth birthday party, 414–15
Elephant Walk (film), 112–13, 123, 163
Ford, Betty, 374, 375, 376
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (Queen Mother),
Ford, Gerald, 322, 374
24
Fortensky, Larry, 330, 411–22, 441–48,
Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 23–25, 317,
456–57, 474
461–62
divorce, 445–48
Elizabeth Takes Off (Taylor), 56, 128–29, 329, marriage to Elizabeth, 422–23, 428–34
331, 332, 407–8
uncontrollable rage, 441–43
Elizabeth Taylor: An Informal Memoir (Taylor, wedding ceremony at Neverland, 422,
1965), 89, 148, 157, 199, 201, 217, 252
425–28
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry Free Soul, A (film), 123
(Taylor), 126n
French, Hugh, 239, 248, 249
Elizabeth Taylor in London (TV special), 229 Frings, Kurt, 148
Elizabeth Taylor Theater Company, 356, 363
Frosch, Aaron, 253, 290, 351
Ellis, Van Zandt, 245, 246
Frost, David, 277
Ellis Island (TV miniseries), 170
EMI, 335
Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 170
Equus (play), 306–12
Garbo, Greta, 44
Esmond, Jill, 359
Gardner, Ava, 230, 231, 301
Garland, Judy, 44, 258
Fairbanks, Douglas, 218
Gates, Tom, 14, 58, 95n, 243, 245, 263–64,
Falana, Lola, 299
266–67, 403–4, 414–15
Father of the Bride (film), 76, 82, 88, 101, 253, Geagley, Brad, 215
378
Geffen, David, 400
Father’s Little Dividend (film), 88, 253 General Hospital (TV series), 339
Ferber, Edna, 121
Getty, Aileen, 355, 399–400, 469
Fifi Oscard Agency, 354
Getty, John Paul, 355
Finch, Peter, 112, 155, 163, 226
Giant (film), 118, 121–22, 130, 336, 398 Fisher, Carrie, 141
Girl Who Had Everything, The (film), 104, 123 Fisher, Eddie, 139–68, 174–77, 199, 450, 452,
Goldberg, Whoopi, 56, 399
456, 472–73
Goldman, Carl, 260
Cleopatra filming and, 165, 171, 179–80, Goldstone, Jules, 66, 92, 113
182, 187
Gone with the Wind (film), 132, 133
divorce from Elizabeth, 195, 197–99, 219,
Goodman, John, 444
237, 447
Gottlieb, Michael, 398–99, 400
Index
539
Grace, Princess of Monaco (Grace Kelly),
studio system, 56–57
354–55
Hollywood Babylon II (Anger), 333
Graduate, The (film), 260
homosexuality
Grand Hotel, Rome, 292, 294
closeted gays and bigotry in Hollywood,
Granger, Stewart, 171–72
396, 397
Great Swifts, Kent, England, 18–19
Elizabeth’s friendships and role as “mother
Griffin, Cathy, 135, 342, 450–52, 454
protector,” 120, 396, 408
Griffin, Merv, 425
Francis Taylor and, 27–28
Griffin, Michelle, 279–80
James Dean, 120, 396
Grimes, Tammy, 170
Montgomery Clift and, 119–21, 133, 396
Gstaad, Switzerland, 218–25, 267, 298, 300,
Rock Hudson, 121, 130, 396, 398, 399, 401,
304, 388–89, 391, 420, 438
407
Guilaroff, Sydney, 50, 135, 342, 390, 404
Victor Cazalet a
nd, 19
See also AIDS
Hals, Frans, 34
Hope, Bob, 240
Halston, 317, 333, 334, 420
Hopkins, Anthony, 306
Hamilton, George, 390, 391
Hopper, Hedda, 35–36, 63, 390, 410
Hamlet (play), 238, 240–42, 244, 245–47 Hotel Bel Air, 429–30
Hammersmith Is Out (film), 264–65
Hot Mikado, The (play), 125
Hanley, Richard (Dick), 134, 135, 192, 193
Howard Young Galleries, 9, 12, 18, 31, 33, 37,
Happy Birthday Elizabeth (TV special), 450–52 102
Harmon, Mark, 417
Howell, C. Thomas, 402
Harrison, Rex, 114, 163, 164, 186, 217
Hudson, Rock, 120–21, 130, 335, 339, 360,
Hart, Matissa, 220–22
396, 398, 399, 401, 407
Hartley, Ted, 415
Hughes, Howard, 77–79, 91–92, 104, 136, 140
Harvey, Laurence, 151, 295
Hunt, Suzy, 304–6, 307, 309, 312, 341
Havilland, Olivia de, 171
Hurt, John, 381–82
Hawks, Howard, 119
Huston, John, 229, 362, 363
Hawthorn Elementary School, 35, 41
Hay, Sally. See Burton, Sally Hay
Incontrera, Annabella, 291
Haynes, Brian, 304
Intermezzo: A Love Story (film), 43
Hayward, Susan, 144
International Motion Picture Almanac, The Head, Edith, 82
(Crowther), 24
Hellman, Lillian, 336
Ivanhoe (film), 91, 93, 94, 123
Helmsley Palace Hotel, New York, 354
I Want to Live (film), 144
Hepburn, Audrey, 196
Hepburn, Katharine, 44, 47, 147
Jackson, Michael, 60–61, 345, 404–5, 422–25,
Herlie, Eileen, 242
434, 438, 450, 452, 454n, 460
Hernandez, Fernando, 131
Elizabeth-Larry Fortensky wedding and,
Hewett, Ivy, 86
425–28
Hill, Aaron, 348, 351–53
Neverland Valley Ranch, 422, 424–25
Hilton, Conrad, 79
Jacobson, Max, 342
Hilton, Nicky, 79–89, 124, 320, 471
Jane Eyre (film), 45, 46–47, 50
abuse, 83–89, 98–101, 112, 129, 199, 211,
Jenkins, Butch, 60
378
Jenkins, “Dic Bach,” 169, 170
divorce, 88–89, 90
Jenkins, Graham, 233, 351, 365–66, 367,
engagement, 82
382–83, 385, 386
honeymoon, 83–85
John XXIII, Pope, 201
reconciliation and final split, 98–101, 105
John, Augustus, 34, 35, 36, 37
wealth, 79, 80
Johnson, Don, 374
wedding, May 6, 1950, 82–83
Johnson, Van, 123
Hilton, Paris, 471
Jolson Sings Again (film), 90
Hoffman, Barbara, 257
Jolson Story, The (film), 90
Hollywood, California
Jones, Bill, 397
disillusion and, 61–62
Jones, Quincy, 425
Elizabeth Taylor in, childhood, 34–61
Jourdan, Louis, 226
Francis Taylor gallery in, 34–35
HUAC hearings and blacklisting, 90, 123
Karl, Harry, 254–55
MGM power in, 44–45, 56
Katselas, Milton, 360, 361
540
Index
Kearns, Doris, 70
Lucy Show, The, 277–78
Kearns, Hubie, 70
Luft, Lorna, 374
Kelly, Dan, 41
Luna, Victor Gonzalez, 358, 360, 364, 367–68,
Kennamer, Rex, 134, 135, 193
371, 383, 384, 391, 456
Kennedy, John F. (Jack), 197
Lustig, Hank, 182–84
Kennedy, Joseph, 32
Luv (play), 257–58
Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline, 197, 405
Lyndon, Jimmy, 63
Kerr, Deborah, 230
Lyon, Sue, 230
Khashoggi, Adnan, 416
Khrushchev, Nikita, 172
MacLaine, Shirley, 135
King, Larry, 135, 443
Maddox, Brenda, 52
Kirkwood, James, 390
Madonna, 468
Kissinger, Henry, 317
Maeterlinck, Maurice, 301
Klansman, The (film), 298–99
Mainbocher, 22
Klein, Arnold, 400
Malice in Wonderland (TV movie), 390
Konigsbauer, Maria, 176
Mamoulian, Rouben, 163
Korean War, 71, 106
Manilow, Barry, 404
Krim, Arthur, 400
Mankiewicz, Chris, 166–67, 182, 183, 184,
Krim, Mathilde, 400
185, 186, 204
Kubrick, Stanley, 230
Mankiewicz, Joseph, 147, 160, 163, 164, 165,
181–82, 185, 186, 188, 205, 215, 217
Landau, Martin, 196
Margaret Rose, Princess of England, 23–24
Lansbury, Angela, 335
Martin Beck Theater, New York, 339
Lantz, Robert, 306, 308, 356–58, 367, 368,
Martinelli, Elsa, 226
401, 405
Marvin, Lee, 298
LaSalle, Eleanor, 408, 410
Marx, Sam, 43
Lassie Come Home (film), 43–45, 50, 443 Mason, James, 257
Last Days of Dolwyn, The (film), 170
May, Elaine, 257
Last Time I Saw Paris, The (film), 123
Mayer, Louis B., 40, 44–45, 55, 56–57, 63, 64,
Latin Lovers (film), 104
92, 105, 111–12, 410
Laurent Hotel, New York, 363
Elizabeth Taylor audition, 40
Lawford, Chris, 293
Metro Girls and, 45
Lawford, Peter, 43, 45, 135, 159, 293, 294, 374 National Velvet, horse given to Elizabeth, Lawrence, Gertrude, 359
52–53
Lehman, Ernest, 256, 258
wedding gown given to Elizabeth, 82
Leigh, Janet, 70
McCall’s magazine, 25
Leigh, Vivien, 37, 112, 123, 226
McCambridge, Mercedes, 122, 147, 249
Lerner, Max, 414
McClory, Kevin, 115–16
Levant, Oscar, 240
McDowall, Roddy, 43, 44, 45, 60, 171, 173,
Liberace, 405
179, 180, 188, 193, 221, 372–73, 454n,
Licht, Susan, 344–45
455–56, 475
Life magazine, 453
McKeown, Tom, 470
Life with Father (film), 64, 118, 190n
McMahon, Patrick, 309, 310, 311–12, 366–67,
Lilly, Beatrice, 251
368
Lincoln, Marianne, 102, 162
Mellon, Catherine, 318
Little Foxes, The (play), 336–39, 341, 344, 346, Mendlesen, Tim, 460
347, 351, 356, 359, 440
Mering, Germany, 175, 176
Little Night Music, A (film), 320
Merrill, Dina, 415
Little Princess, The (film), 32–33
MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios
Little Spitfire, The (play), 11
child stars and, 55, 59, 60
Little Women (film), 70–71
control over stars’ appearance, 56, 58–59
Lolita (film), 230
Elizabeth’s first contract (1943), 43–45
Look Back in Anger (film), 170
Elizabeth’s long-term contract (1945), 52
Look magazine, 278
Elizabeth’s preference for, 39–41
Loren, Sophia, 226, 272, 289, 290–92
Elizabeth’s second contract (1951), 91, 92,
Lorre, Peter,
125
93, 149
Los Angeles Times, 277, 421
Elizabeth’s separation from Wilding, 117,
Love Is Better Than Ever (film), 90, 91, 123 126
Lowry, Malcolm, 362
Elizabeth’s suspension for pregnancy, 104
Index
541
Elizabeth’s treatment at, 55–59, 123
Olivier, Laurence, 226, 359
Elizabeth’s wedding to Michael Wilding
Olson, Dale, 298, 300
and, 103
O’Neal, Brian, 354
Elizabeth’s wedding to Nicky Hilton and,
O’Neill, George and Nena, 200
82–83
Only Game in Town, The (film), 272–73
films released, 1944, 47
Open Marriage (O’Neill), 200
legends and publicity, 23–24, 52, 60, 73, 74,
Oroville, California, 298–300
76, 79–80
Orwell, George, 382
“morals clause,” 91
O’Toole, Peter, 229
movies with Elizabeth and Burton, 226–27
Owen, Hilda and Dai, 386–87
power and influence of, 44, 201–2
See also Berman, Pandro; Mayer, Louis B. Palace Hotel, New York, 403
Michael Todd Company, 197
Palance, Brooke, 355, 461, 469
Miller, Andrew P., 328
Palance, Jack, 355
Minnelli, Liza, 333, 374
Pal Joey (film), 151
Minnelli, Vincente, 82, 253
Pallola, Ellen, 291–92
Mintzer, Maurice, 230
Palm Beach Society magazine, 403, 415
Mirror Crack’d, The (film), 335
Palmer, Tony, 352
Misenhimer, Bill, 397, 398–99, 400
Paramount Pictures, 47, 112, 118, 123
Mitchell, Darryl, 33–34
Parfums International, Chesebrough-Pond,
Mitchell, Edward, 33
403, 404
Monroe, Marilyn, 59, 258
Parker Playhouse, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
Montalban, Ricardo, 104
338–39
Moore, Demi, 468
Parkinson, Norman, 281
Moore, Mary Tyler, 374
Parks, Larry, 90, 123
Morton, Gary, 277
Parsons, Louella, 35, 186, 390
Mouawad, Robert, 340
Patroni-Griffi, Giuseppe, 292
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, 249
Pauley, Jane, 332
Mutiny on the Bounty (film), 163
Pawley, William, 72, 76–77, 83
My Cousin Rachel (film), 171, 267
Peck, Gregory, 425, 427
My Fair Lady (film), 196
Pendleton, Austin, 337
My Fair Lady (play), 114
People magazine, 345
People Will Talk (film), 160
Nabokov, Vladimir, 230
Perkins, Anthony, 306, 308, 323
National Film Theatre, 461
Perkins, Elizabeth, 444
National Hemophilia Foundation, 249–50
Pinkston, Jim, 390
National Portrait Gallery, London, 461
Place in the Sun, A (film), 77, 118–19, 122,
National Velvet (film), 47–53, 101, 149 190n
Newman, Paul, 147, 162–63
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