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Elizabeth Taylor und Richard Burton sollen wie „Mitglieder der königlichen Familie“ gelebt haben.Die Schauspielerin, die 2011 im Alter von 79 Jahren starb, Jahre nach dem Tod des Schauspielers (58) im Jahr 1984, war berühmt für ihr lebenslanges Diva-Verhalten – und ihr Partner für sein wildes Leben und Saufen. Das neue Buch ‚Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor‘ von Roger Lewis, das am 26. März erscheint, enthüllt nun ihre jahrzehntelange Dekadenz und zeichnet das Leben des Paares von ihren Anfängen als Schauspieler bis zu ihrer berühmt-berüchtigten problematis...
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are said to have lived like “members of the royal family”. The actress, who died aged 79 in 2011, years after the passing of actor Richard, 58, in 1984, was famed for her lifelong diva behaviour – and her partner for his wild living and boozing. New book ‘Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor’ by Roger Lewis, which is out on 26 March, now lays bare their decades of decadence and traces the couple’s lives from their origins as actors to their famously troubled marriage. Roger reveals in the book the pair had a massive entourage...
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Kevin Costner says Richard Burton gave him the confidence to make it Hollywood. 'The Bodyguard' star was one of the biggest box office stars of the 1990s and he has now revealed that screen icon Burton - who was twice married to his 'Cleopatra' co-star Elizabeth Taylor in his lifetime - pushed him to pursue acting as a career. Costner revealed that a conversation about acting between the pair led to Burton - who died in August 1984 at the age of 58 - saying "I think you should try this” to him. Away from the cameras, the 67-year-old screen icon loves “the chance to have some fun” performing in...
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One of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's diamonds was once owned by the ex-wife of a Nazi war criminal. Richard Burton - who married and divorced the actress twice - bought the Asschercut stone for $305,000 in 1968, and it's now been revealed that the diamond was nicknamed the Krupp as it was once owned by Vera Krupp, the former wife of Nazi war criminal Alfred Krupp. In extracts from Kate Andersen Brower's book 'Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon', which is being serialised in The Times newspaper, Ward Landrigan – the head of Sotheby's jewellery department – says: "After an auction I alw...
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Elizabeth Taylor’s lost “lucky charm” dress has been found and is set to fetch around £60,000 at auction. The late actress wore the Christian Dior gown to the 1961 Oscars when she won the Best Actress award for her role in ‘BUtterfield 8’. She was seen wearing the dress, designed by Marc Bohan, with opera gloves and diamond and pearl earrings and took then-husband Eddie Fischer as her date. Kerry Taylor Auctions, which is selling the dress, said it had finally been located this summer in a suitcase in London, where Elizabeth frequently stayed with her fifth husband Richard Burton. Family frien...
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Hollywood legend Richard Burton had a peculiar habit of never carrying cash on him - and instead relied on his bodyguard to hand over money on his behalf. The ‘Cleopatra’ actor was among the world’s most famous movie stars during the 50s, 60s and 70s and it has now been claimed that he relied on a chauffeur and bodyguard named Gaston to pay for his drinks and hand him cigarettes on nights out. The revelation was made by David Wood who has written a book titled ‘Elizabeth Taylor's Kiss and Other Brushes with Hollywood’ about working on a student play with Richard and his two-time wife Taylor. S...
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Michael Sheen credits watching Disney films for his success. The 52-year-old actor has been praised for portraying real-life figures such as former Prime Minister Tony Blair and broadcaster Sir David Frost in biographical movies and says he learned how to mimic others through flicks such as 'Snow White' and 'Monsters Inc' when watching with his daughter Lily. Speaking on 'The Andy Jaye Podcast', he said: "When my daughter Lily was a little kid we'd watch films and she would want us to be the characters. "So if we watched 'Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs' she wanted to be Snow White and I'd hav...
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Michael Sheen was inspired to become an actor by Richard Burton and Sir Anthony Hopkins. The Welsh actor credits his countrymen for proving to him that it was possible to become a Hollywood star as they both came from his hometown of Port Talbot. In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: "Growing up in Wales, let alone in Port Talbot, the voice of Richard Burton is one of the most recognised there is, next to your own mother. "You grow up with it, the extraordinary myth of a man, the legend of Richard Burton. Then there's Anthony Hopkins, a man I've come to appreciate as one of...
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Sophia Loren says Richard Burton refused to play her at Scrabble after he caught her cheating. The 86-year-old actress and late screen icon - who died in August 1984 at the age of 58 - starred together in two projects in the 1970s, Vittorio De Sica's 1974 film 'The Voyage' and television movie 'Brief Encounter', and they become friends on set with Burton indulging the Italian star's passion for the word-based board game. However, the 'Hamlet' star swore off 'Scrabble' matches against Loren after he discovered she was bending the rules for her own gain. Reminiscing about Richard and her 'Scrabb...
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