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  Acclaimed
biographer William Mann follows Elizabeth Taylor publicly as she makes her ascent at MGM, falls into (and out of)
marriages, wins Oscars, fights studio feuds, and combats America's conservative values with her decidedly modern love
affairs. But he also shines a light on Elizabeth's rich private life, revealing a love for her craft and a loyalty to
the underdog that fueled her lifelong battle against the studio system. Swathed in mink, disposing of husbands but
keeping the diamonds—this is Elizabeth Taylor as she lived and loved, breaking and making the rules in the game
of supreme celebrity.
  
  Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade; 1 edition
(October 21, 2009)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0547134649
  ISBN-13: 978-0547134642
 

  Editorial Reviews
  Amazon.com Review
  
  Product Description
  In the 60s,
Elizabeth Taylor's affair with the married Richard Burton knocked John Glenn's orbit of the moon off front pages
nationwide. Yet, despite all the gossip, the larger-than-life personality and influence of this very human woman has
never been captured. William Mann, praised by Gore Vidal, Patricia Bosworth, and Gerald Clarke for Kate, uses untapped
sources and conversations to show how she ignited the sexual revolution with her on-and off-screen passions, helped kick
down the studio system by taking control of her own career, and practically invented the big business of celebrity
star-making. With unputdownable storytelling he tells the full truth without losing Taylor's magic, daring, or wit.
  
  Readers will feel they are sitting next to Taylor as she rises at MGM, survives a marriage engineered for
publicity, feuds with Hedda Hopper and Mr. Mayer, wins Oscars, endures tragedy, juggles Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton and
her country's conservative values. But it is the private Elizabeth that will surprise--a woman of heart and loyalty, who
defends underdogs, a savvy professional whose anger at the studio's treatment of her led to a lifelong battle against
that very system. All the Elizabeth's are here, finally reconciled and seen against the exciting years of her greatest
spirit, beauty, and influence. Swathed in mink, staring us down with her lavender eyes, disposing of husbands but
keeping the diamonds, here is Elizabeth Taylor as she was meant to be, leading her epic life on her own terms, playing
the game of supreme stardom at which she remains, to this day, unmatched.
  
  From Publishers
Weekly
  In his proficient and titillating biography of one of the last greats to emerge from the Hollywood
studio system, Mann (Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn) spotlights Taylor's feverish, sensuous years during the high '50s
and '60s, when she set her own standards of fame, both moral and professional. Tinged by scandal as well as touched by
greatness as an actress, Taylor was the first female movie star to earn a million dollars for a movie plus a share of
the profits (Cleopatra in 1963). Mann relishes depicting Taylor's larger-than-life appetites, whether for men, jewels or
food, and marvels at her ability to arouse and sidestep scandal, as well as to demonstrate continually a singular
devotion to her acting craft, as captured in A Place in the Sun and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Taylor managed not
only to play along with the old Hollywood system perfectly—for example, allowing MGM to orchestrate her first
marriage to Nicky Hilton in 1950 in order to pump publicity for her film Father of the Bride—but to flout it
outrageously, e.g., by becoming the ultimate home wrecker in Eddie Fisher's marriage, and all to her advantage. Mann
employs an authoritative voice, promising intimacies but still remaining respectful of his subject, and concentrates on
Taylor's skillful use of marriages and illness to get what she wanted. By refusing to apologize for her flagrant
adulterous affair with Richard Burton, Taylor possibly spurred the sexual revolution of the 1960s, Mann suggests.
Reading this life is like gorging on a chocolate sundae. (Oct.) 
  
  Most Helpful
Customer Reviews
  
  A most fascinating "back story"!!
  By A. J. Trivette on October 2,
2009
  Geez - the previous "review" must have been written by someone who is most comfortably bound inside
the walls of the proverbial "box"! Derivative? Nothing interesting? The "husband" should spend less time doctoring and
more time editing? Hum. "Jaded" comes immediately to mind. As a life-long admirer of the legendary Elizabeth, I
"thought" I knew all the why's and wherefore's. "Thought"!! Each page of this compelling book painted a more complete
picture of the events in Taylor's life than I thought I knew. The unique vantage point of this book notwithstanding, Mr.
Mann has captured the unequaled glamor, and never since equaled level, of Taylor's star power more accurately than any
other bio on this lady. For those who have yet to read this book, I will not go into particular situations, and the
reality of them, for fear of spoiling the revelations. But, I will say the way certain events played out through the
"spin" of the lead characters' publicists, as opposed to what was actually happening, rewrites much of the "history"
Taylor fans have come to know - particularly the "Liz - Eddie - Debbie" situation, and the Hedda Hopper involvement
throughout Taylor's life, too. Now, back to the "unique vantage point" - this book is about HOW Taylor constructed a
level of stardom that had never, and will never, be seen again. It's all about the business behind the "life", and how
cunning strategy, and plain old good luck, formed the public personality we've come to know as "Elizabeth Taylor". And,
along the way, it gives us a more personal insight into the "private" Elizabeth Taylor than we've ever read before.
"Derivative"? Uh..........I BEG to differ!!!
  
  What a life!
  By Sam Spade on October 2,
2009
  I thought this book was a fantastic read. I grew up with Liz Taylor movies, and knew most of the
media-generated stories about her; but I had no clue as to what she was really like and had no idea she is/was as gutsy
and loyal a woman as you'll ever meet. These stories of her years in Hollywood really paint her in an admirable light,
and it is easy to see how the stars of today really learned from her. The "birth of the papparazzi" chapter of Liz and
Richard Burton in Rome is terrific, as are the many stories of her really heroic deeds while protecting her friends. I
loved the author's biography of Kate, and this stands right alongside it as a sophisticated, literary star biography.
Can't wait to give this to friends for the holidays!
  
  
  
						

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