Recent reports suggest that the BBC has commissioned a docuseries about the iconic Elizabeth Taylor. According to Variety, the project’s working title is Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar. In addition, its producer is the famous Passion Pictures, the same company that created Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Elizabeth Taylor’s career was nothing but legendary. She entered showbiz as a child actress in the early 1940s and gradually became a star by the 1950s. Furthermore, during the 1960s, she became the highest-paid movie star and remained popular till her last days. Taylor starred in numerous films throughout her career. However, she is best known for her performances in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Giant, A Place in the Sun, National Velvet, Father of the Bride, Cleopatra, and more.
According to People Magazine, Elizabeth Taylor married eight times. Furthermore, she married legendary Welish actor Richard Burton twice. Her first husband was Conrad Hilton Jr., with whom she was for just a few months. She then married Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton, John Warner, and Larry Fortensky.
Burton was married to Sybil Williams when he got into an affair with her. Meanwhile, she was still married to Eddie Fisher. Gradually, the two ended their respective marriages and tied the knot in 1964. They divorced in 1974, however, they remarried in 1975. However, unlike their first decade-long stint, this lasted less than a year.
The upcoming Elizabeth Taylor docuseries will feature Kim Kardashian, its executive producer. Kardashian conducted Taylor’s last interview before she passed away in 2011. The former released a statement praising the Hollywood icon, stating, “Elizabeth Taylor was unapologetically herself, a fighter. She is proof that you can keep evolving and changing and have different chapters in your life – and she paved the way for all of us who came after her with that blueprint.”
How many children did Elizabeth Taylor have?
Elizabeth Taylor had four children in total. Her first son, Michael Wilding Jr, was born in 1953, and his second son, Christopher Wilding, was born in 1955. Both were fathered by Taylor’s second husband, Michael Wilding. In a 2006 interview with People Magazine, Taylor claimed that Michael Wilding was a wonderful father.
Taylor’s third child was daughter, Liza Todd, whom she had with her third husband, Mike Todd. Her last child was Maria Burton, whom she adopted while married Richard Burton. Even though Elizabeth and Richard’s paths crossed during the filming of Cleopatra, the latter had seen her at a Hollywood party in 1953.
In her memoir, Elizabeth Taylor stated that it was hard for her to control her passions. She wrote, “I’ve always admitted that I’m ruled by my passions, and I can’t pretend I didn’t know what I was doing when I became involved with Richard.”
Many consider the late actress’ performance in Cleopatra as her magnum opus. In her last interview, she said she never wanted to be a queen. She said, “I have never wanted to be a queen! Cleopatra was a role, and I am an actor, so it was fun to play one, but it’s not real. The real Cleopatra had an incredibly complicated life, and she had to be very, very canny to survive as long as she did.”
She further stated,
“For me, the most interesting thing about her was her passion. The things that are important to me—being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist—were all borne out of great passion.”
Elizbeth Taylor died on March 23, 2011, at 79. Furthermore, her burial place is Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
