elizabeth taylor

Let’s Not Forget About Twilight

7:53AM Richard Lawson | In all the hustle and bustle of games of hunger and thrones and superhero adventures, we have forgotten our deeply held romantic passion. And that is a shame. Also today: Josh Lucas is the new Tom Cruise, the return of Tarzan, and a sweet gig for Jane Lynch. More »

Elizabeth Taylor’s Bel-Air Estate Goes Up For Sale

1:55AM Curbed.com | The late, great Elizabeth Taylor lived in many homes over the course of her lifetime, leaving the stuff of romance novels wherever she landed. The Wall Street Journal brings word that Taylor’s Bel-Air, California, estate, where the actress lived from 1981 until her death, in March, has just been listed for $US8.6 million. More »

Will Liz Taylor Get A Street Named For Her?

4:05PM Seth Abramovitch | Requests are pouring in to West Hollywood City Hall to have a street named for Liz Taylor. How they’ll fit “Elizabeth Taylor Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Burton Warner Fortensky Ave”. on a street sign is their problem.

Elizabeth Taylor Was Worth More Money Than You Imagined

6:51AM Brian Moylan | Sure, dearly-departed screen legend Elizabeth Taylor was worth a lot of money, but did you know she made $US77 million on her White Diamonds perfume just last year? More »

Elizabeth Taylor Showed Up 15 Minutes Late To Her Own Funeral

1:03PM Seth Abramovitch | You’ve got to hand it to that old ball-buster, Liz Taylor—she knew how to make an entrance. Taylor left specific instructions that she wanted to “be late for her own funeral,” according to a family rep. So 15 minutes after the scheduled service time, pallbearers at Forest Lawn Memorial Park finally carried out the Cleopatra star in a casket “draped with gardenias, violets, and lily of the valley,” where she was laid to rest in The Great Mausoleum—just a stone’s throw from her longtime partner-in-crime, Michael Jackson. More »

The Many Weddings Of Elizabeth Taylor

8:45AM Brian Moylan | Most of us will remember Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away today at 79, by her many great roles or the work she did for numerous charitable causes. But she’ll also be remembered for walking down the aisle seven times over the course of her life. With the help of Life magazine’s archives, here’s a little look at some of the happiest days of Elizabeth Taylor Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Burton Warner Fortensky’s life. More »

Legendary Actress Elizabeth Taylor Dies At 79

1:45AM Brian Moylan | Actress, legend, and original tabloid superstar Elizabeth Taylor died today at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles from congestive heart failure, which she was hospitalized for six weeks ago. She was 79 years old. More »

Eddie Fisher, Singer And Lover, Dead At 86

3:03PM jeff neumann | Eddie Fisher, the popular 1950s crooner, died on Wednesday in California aged 86. Besides his successful music career, Fisher was married to Elizabeth Taylor, Connie Stevens and Debbie Reynolds. He and Reynolds were actress Carrie Fisher’s parents. More »