AS SEEN ON TV: ELIZABETH TAYLOR

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

AS SEEN IN:
'The Benny Hill Show'

AS PLAYED BY:
Benny Hill

TV DIMENSION:
Skitlandia

From Wikipedia:
In 1960, Taylor became the highest paid actress up to that time when she signed a one million dollar contract to play the title role in 20th Century Fox's lavish production of "Cleopatra", which would eventually be released in 1963. During the filming, she began a romance with her future husband Richard Burton, who played Mark Antony in the film. The romance received much attention from the tabloid press, as both were married to other spouses at the time. By working overtime, Taylor received more than $2 million for her role.

Her second Academy Award, also for Best Actress in a Leading Role, was for her performance as Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), playing opposite then husband Richard Burton. Taylor and Burton would appear together in six other films during the decade – "The V.I.P.s" (1963), "The Sandpiper" (1965), "The Taming of the Shrew" (1967), "Doctor Faustus" (1967), "The Comedians" {1967} and "Boom!" (1968).

Taylor appeared in John Huston's "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967) opposite Marlon Brando (replacing Montgomery Clift who died before production began) and "Secret Ceremony" (1968) opposite Mia Farrow. However, by the end of the decade her box-office drawing power had considerably diminished, as evidenced by the failure of "The Only Game in Town" (1970), with Warren Beatty.

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