The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (78 page)

Rizzo, Jilly, 105

Robe, The
, 79

Roberts, Monty, 92

Roberts, Rachel, 254

Robinson, Edward G., 3

Robinson, Jackie, 139

Rochas, Helene, 316

Rodgers, Richard, 137

Roebling, Paul, 237

Roeg, Nicholas, 388

Rogers, Ginger, 40, 120–21

Romance of Rosy Ridge
, 19

Rommel
, 272

Room at the Top
, 163

Rooney, Mickey, 8–9, 135, 139

Rose, Helen, 32, 54, 60, 73, 126, 144, 148, 149, 163, 425

Rosenfield, Paul, 64

Ross, Diana, 355

Rossellini, Franco, 310, 316

Rossellini, Isabella, 419

Rostova, Mira, 32, 40, 41, 232

Roth, Lillian, 42

Roth, Michael, 390

Rothschild, David, 289

Rothschild, Eugene and Kitty de, 235

Rothschild, Guy de, 248–50, 252, 257–60, 284–89

Rothschild de, Lily, 258, 260

Rothschild, Marie-Hélène de, 248–50, 252, 257–60, 284–89

Rothschild, Philippe de, 259

Rowan, Dan, 308

Rowan, Mary, 308

Rowe, Debbie, 429–30

Rubell, Steve, 62, 326, 329, 380

Russell, Jane, 27, 77

Russell, Roz, 64

Rutledge, Peggy, 60

Ryan, D. D., 391

Ryan, Robert, 121

Sager, Carole Bayer, 372, 392, 394, 418, 423

Saint, Eva Marie, 84, 120

Salinger, Mrs. Pierre, 259

Salinger, Pierre, 288

Sallis, Zoe, 209

Sandpiper The
, 222–25

Sanz, Gaston, 223, 297

Sarandon, Susan, 425

Saroyan, William, 66

Sarris, Andrew, 41

Sasakawa, Ryoichi, 365

Saxon, Mary, 55

Scarlet Street
, 64

Scarlet O’Hara’s Younger Sister
(Keyes), 114

Scent of Mystery
, 149

Schary, Dore, 52–53, 110–11, 232

Schell, Maria, 179

Schell, Maximilian, 179

Schenck, Joseph, 42

Schenck, Marvin H., 87, 98

Schlumberger, São, 316

Schmidlapp, Patricia, 57

Schneider, Romy, 282

Schrager, Ian, 329

Schwartz, Cary, 423, 426, 428 308

Scofield, Paul, 230

Scott, Vernon, 140

Search, The
, 35

Seaton, Patricia, 346, 362

Seawife, The
, 185

Secret Cermony
, 242–43

Selznick, David O., 23, 33, 144, 167

Sessums, Kevin, 89, 95, 412

Shapiro, Stanley, 275–76

Sharaff, Irene, 144

Shattered Silents, The
(Walker), 69

Shaw, Artie, 114, 208

Shearer, Norma, 4, 9, 53, 75

Sheed, Wilfred, 232

Sheen, Charlie, 347

Sheik, The
, 167

Shields, Brooke, 335, 373

Show
magazine, 5

Signoret, Simone, 163

Sills, Beverly, 387

Silverberg, William, 61

Silverman, Stephen M., 253

Simmons, Allene, 371

Simmons, Jean, 27, 68, 70, 75, 185

Simpson, O. J., 404

Sinatra, Barbara, 363

Sinatra, Frank, 66, 105, 107, 152, 164, 176, 205, 208, 226, 268–69, 361

Singin’ in the Rain
, 59
60 Minutes
, 278

Skelton, Red, 1

Skin of Our Teeth, The
(play), 36

Skinner, William, 343, 347, 369, 390

Skouras, Spyros P., 166–67, 193–94, 196, 199, 200, 255

Slater, Christian, 347

Sling Blade
, 411

Smith, Liz, 105

Snowdon, Lord, 205, 234

Somebody Up There Likes Me
, 139

Something’s Got to Give
, 160

Song of Bernadette
, 83

South Pacific
, 137

Spender, Stephen, 294, 296

Spiegel Sam, 160, 288

Spinetti, Victor, 294, 295

Spirit of West Point, The
, 21

Spreckles, Kay, 46

Springer, John, 230, 294

Spy Who Came In from the Cold
, 225–28

Stack, Robert, 19

Stafford, Susan, 367

Stagecoach
, 167

Stagefright
, 66

Staircase
, 186, 246, 247, 251, 254, 255

Stamos, John, 419

Stapleton, Jean, 330

Stapleton, Maureen, 333, 340

Stapleton, Ruth Carter, 331

Star and Garter
(play), 114

Stark, Ray, 219–20

Starr, Ringo, 294, 295, 340

Steffen, Geary, Jr., 29, 48

Steiger, Anna, 406

Steiger, Rod, 405–407, 413, 417, 418, 421, 423

Stein, Dennis, 361–63

Steinem, Gloria, 373

Stevens, Connie, 160

Stevens, George, 28, 36, 38–39, 42, 83–85, 87, 90–91, 93–101, 228, 246

Stevens, George, Jr., 60

Stevenson, Adlai, 66

Stevenson, Robert, 7

Stewart, Alana (Mrs. Rod), 371

Strasberg, Susan, 185

Streetcar Named Desire, A
, 42

Streisand, Barbra, 270, 460

Stricklyn, Ray, 92, 323

Suddenly Last Summer
, 157, 159–60, 288

Sullivan, Ed, 56

Sullivan, Louis, 398

Sullivan, Sylvia, 56

Sulzberger, Cyrus, 289

Sutherland, Donald 270

Sweeney, Father Terry, 367

Sweet Bird of Youth
(play and TV movie), 162, 388

Sweethearts
, 1

Swerdlow, Dr., 270–71

Switzer, Alfalfa, 4, 401

Taj Mahal diamond, 295, 448

Taming of the Shrew, The
, 229

Taradash, Daniel, 165

Taylor, Don, 52, 63

Taylor, Elizabeth Rosemond

appearance
: baldness, 411; beauty of, xxii, 6–7, 9, 18, 24, 33, 34, 41, 79, 81, 90, 250, 257, 288, 305, 348, 370, 381, 421, 429; childhood, 9–10; cosmetic surgery, 381; eyes, 3, 4, 7, 9, 33, 115, 143; fiftieth birthday, 340; figure, 13, 15–16, 20, 81, 114–15, 233, 238–39; hair styles, 79, 81, 129–30, 215, 285, 424, 429; height, 18; ruined, 323, 342, 383, 401; weight, 18, 78–79, 156, 162, 264, 331, 340, 342, 381, 398–99, 400, 413, 414, 421, 426
Burton, Richard
: abuse and fighting with, 197, 198–99, 209–10, 211, 221, 227–29, 257, 273, 298, 300, 304, 305–306, 310, 313, 314, 315, 399, 400; acting roles together, 203–204, 219–20, 221–25, 228–30, 231–32, 236–38, 280, 302–303, 315, 342–43; affair during
Cleopatra
, 180, 182–202; alcoholism of, 53, 182, 186, 197, 206, 208, 209, 211, 212, 215, 221, 225–26, 233–34, 242, 243, 246, 247, 250–51, 252, 256–57, 262, 264, 266, 269, 271, 272, 273, 277, 282–83, 298, 303–304, 306, 313–14, 315; assessment of Elizabeth, 17, 182–83, 212; birthday gift to, 211; children of Elizabeth and, 220, 234, 239–40; chooses Elizabeth over Sybil, 203; continuing relationship after divorces, 335, 339–43, 350, 357; courtship of Elizabeth, 203–14; death and funeral of, 356–59; 472 early meeting of, 79–80; end of first marriage, 269, 299, 305–306, 307, 315; end of second marriage, 321–23; fiftieth birthday party for Richard at the Dorchester, 320; fortieth birthday party for Elizabeth in Hungary, 291–97; high society, France, and jet-setting, 247, 248–92; income and spending, joint 236, 240, 243, 244, 293–97, 300, 305–306, 315; jealousy, 20, 197, 253, 306–307; lack of screen chemistry with, 201, 280; marital discord, 228–29, 243, 246–47, 264–67, 269; marriage 214–47; on set of
Night of the Igauna
, 207–12; reconciliation tries, 310, 312–14; remarriage, 318–22; sex and, 62, 183–84, 186, 189–90, 210, 226, 234, 251–52, 265, 273, 299; Wales trip, 206–207; 214–15; yacht
Kalizma
, 236, 250, 266, 273, 313, 315
business ventures and philanthropic causes
: AIDS causes, 360–69, 373–74, 376–77, 386, 391, 398, 405, 412, 420, 421, 425; 428, 452, 456, 476, autobiography, 380, 382–83; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, 393, 448; jewelry, 471; lawsuit against Carol Publishing Company, 400–401; Legion d’honneur, 369; movie rights, 311; perfume, 310, 317, 374–75, 380, 388, 395, 398, 403, 413, 419; race horse 372;
See also
AIDS
character and personality
: xxii; AA’s message and, 347– 49; aggressiveness, 72–73; Burton on, 17, 182; campiness and clowning, 90, 93, 174, 418; charm and wit, 206; as child star, 1–2, 4–8; contrast with on-screen persona, 43; cool and superior attitude, 19, 79–80; courage in going public with substance abuse problems, 346–49; “difficult” reputation, 14, 167; driving recklessly, 18; feminism and, 265; lateness of, xxi, 17, 69, 98, 119, 125, 130, 162, 165, 215, 275–76, 301; lavender, partiality to 339, 375; loyalty to friends, 219, 394; need for attention, 122–24, 129, 130, 131–32, 397; need for pampering, 16–17, 65; personal idol, 43; profanity, use of, 15, 76, 80, 163, 245, 255, 264; rebellion and feistiness, 35, 52; self-esteem problems, 17, 144–45, 343; sexuality and “a loving” of, 8, 13, 62–63, 69–70, 105, 251–52;
see also specific relationships
; suicide attempts, 145, 172, 173, 193, 194, 195, 199; sweet but shallow young woman, 69; temper, 58, 59; tipping of, 161; vengefulness, 100–101, 164–66
childhood
: accent, 4; birth, 2; contemporaries of, 1, 5, 6; education, 1–2, 23–24, 49; income, 6, 10, 13–14; leaves England for America, 2; loneliness and social isolation, 10–11, 12–13, 15, 17, 19, 34; movie career, 2, 3–23, 35–36; separation of parents, 12,
children
: attempt to have a child with Burton, 228; education of, 226, 239–40; (adopted) Maria Burton Carson, 179, 205, 207, 211, 213, 223–24, 239, 261, 263, 294, 306, 307, 309, 318, 322, 338–39, 340–41, 342, 357, 380; parenting, 94, 136, 141, 152, 160, 178, 179, 197, 204, 213, 223–24, 245, 261–62, 263, 340–41; pregnancy with Todd’s child, 126–28, 129, 132, 133; Todd, Elizabeth Frances “Liza,” 134, 136, 141, 145, 151, 178, 179, 207, 210, 213, 223–24, 234, 239, 245, 261–62, 263, 281, 294, 302, 309, 322, 330, 343, 355–56, 357, 369; warned against getting pregnant, 78; Wilding Christopher Edward, 78, 81, 92, 94, 128, 136, 140, 141, 143, 145, 175–76, 178, 204, 207, 210, 213, 223–24, 237, 239–40, 245, 261–62, 263, 294, 302, 322, 332, 337, 343, 357, 369, 414; Wilding, Michael Howard, Jr., 76, 77, 81, 128, 136, 140, 141, 143, 145, 178, 204, 207, 210, 213, 222, 223–24, 239–40, 245, 261–62, 263, 277–79, 280–81, 294, 297–98, 302, 313, 322, 332, 337–38, 343, 357, 379–80, 389, 427
family
: abuse, alcoholism and homosexuality of father, 3, 5, 7, 12, 62, 393, 400; brother and, 3, 12, 13, 48, 57, 126, 146, 148, 210, 261, 263, 294; father and, 3–4, 12, 49, 51, 52, 53, 62, 126, 195, 226–27, 260–61; mother and, 2–3, 4–5, 11–13, 27–28, 32, 36, 45, 47, 51, 52, 58, 101–102, 126, 158, 261, 270, 272, 306, 372, 392; mother’s death, 402
film, TV, and theatrical career:
Academy Award nominations and awards, 121, 148, 163–64, 166, 175–77, 230–31; acting, 6–7, 9–10, 17, 35–38, 43, 53, 68, 88, 89, 106, 119, 120–21, 138–39, 163, 166, 167, 206, 232–33, 242, 276–77, 305, 370–71; ambition, 7;
Wednesday
, 303, 304–305, 404; awards, various, 230, 419–20, 429;
Beau Brummel
, 42, 68;
Big Hangover, The
, 28;
Blue Bird, The
, 186, 317;
Boom!
, 236–39;
Butterfield 8
, 164–66, 177, 226, 233;
Callaway Went Thataway
, 42;
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
, 138–39, 149, 157, 159;
Cleopatra
, 64, 164, 166–75, 177, 178, 180–81, 182–202;
Conspirator
, 23, 24;
Courage of Lassie
, 10;
Cynthia
, 13;
Date with Judy
, 19; demolishes old studio system, 202;
Divorce His/Divorce Hers
(TV movie), 302;
Doctor Faustus
, 231, 240;
Driver’s Seat, The
, 310, 316; end of career, 424–31;
Elephant Walk
, 77;
Elizabeth Taylor in London
(TV special), 205;
Father of the Bride
, 23, 28, 51–53, 63;
Father’s Little Dividend
, 52, 63; favorite roles of, 10; first adult role, 23–24; first childhood role, 4; first screen kiss, 19;
Flintstones, The
, 401–402;
Giant
, 82, 83–104, 364;
Girl Who Had Everything, The
, 42, 75, 76;
Hammersmith Is Out
, 280; income and finances, 5–6, 10, 13–14, 16, 25, 28, 75, 76, 81–82, 139, 159–60, 166, 168, 177, 201–202, 205, 212, 222, 228, 236, 242, 243–44, 332, 333, 334, 375–76, 382–83, 388, 395–96;
Ivanhoe
, 42, 64, 65;
Jane Eyre
, 6–7;
Julia Misbehaves
, 17;
Lassie
Come Home
, 5, 6;
Last Time I saw Paris, The
, 42, 78; Life Achievement Award of the Screen Actors Guild, 415; lifetime total of movies and TV films, 419;
Life with Father
, 13–14;
Little Foxes, The
, 333–34, 339, 341;
Little Night Music, A
, 325–26;
Little Women
, 20–23;
Love Is Better Than Ever
, 42, 59; Mayer, L. B., and, 14–16; “menstruation privileges” or “Irene Dunne” clause, 14; MGM (Metro) and, 2, 6, 13–14, 19–21, 28–29, 41–43, 50, 52–53, 57, 59, 63–64, 65, 74–76, 84, 85–86, 138, 149, 159–60, 164–66, 177, 309;
Mirror Crack’d, The
, 333;
National Velvet
, 7–10, 92;
Night Watch
, 300–301, 307;
Only Game in Town, The
, 202, 246, 250, 253, 255, 263; pampering of, 16; Paramount Pictures and, 32, 303;
Place in the Sun, A
, 28, 32, 34, 35–42, 45, 68, 78;
Poker Alice
(TV movie), 371–72; popularity and stardom, 6–7, 9–10, 13, 15–16, 42–43, 95, 103, 144, 157, 164, 215–16, 224, 236, 257, 275–77, 288, 300–301, 335;
Private Lives
, 342–43;
Raintree County
, 104–11, 113, 118–21;
Reflections in a Golden Eye
, 219–20;
Return Engagement
(TV drama), 329;
Rhapsody
, 42;
Sandpiper, The
, 222–25;
Scent of Mystery
, 149;
Secret Ceremony
; 242–43; security, 218; sexuality used in, 15–16, 19, 23; stage debut,
World Enough and Time
, 221; Stevens, George, and, 28, 36, 38–39, 87, 90–91, 93–101, 246;
Suddenly Last Summer
, 157, 159–60, 288;
Sweet Bird of Youth
(play and TV movie), 162, 388;
Taming of the Shrew, The
, 229, 232;
There Must Be a Pony
(TV movie), 370; thirtieth birthday and, 195; top billing, 87; turning point, 86; typecast as Martha, 231;
VIPs, The
, 203–204; watching herself on screen, 33;
White Cliffs of Dover, The
, 7;
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
, 10, 228–30, 311; workload, 17;
X, Y, and Zee
, 273–75;
Young Toscanini
, 378–79
Fisher, Eddie
, xxii, 65, 115, 122–23, 131, 142–43, 145, 147–48, 150; breakdown of relationship with, 172–73, 178–79, 182–83, 187–88, 190–93, 196; children and, 160; courtship and marriage to, 151–81, 193; divorce settlement, 210; drugs and, 116, 150, 165, 171; end of relationship with, 196, 198, 205; Las Vegas appearances and, 164; post-divorce relationship, 221; sex and, 62, 152–53, 159, 160, 165, 195, 196; thirtieth birthday and, 195
Fortensky, Larry
, 62; abuse of women, 384–85, 400; continuing relationship with, 419, 422–23, 429; end of relationship, 403–408; marriage, 393–400; meeting at BFC, 383; sexual relationship with, 384–92; sixtieth birthday party with, 393
gay men, relationships
, 5, 61, 85, 88–89, 138–39, 186, 187, 360–61, 386, 394; Capote, Truman, 62, 76, 133, 165, 174, 326; Clift, Montgomery, 29, 30–43, 51–52, 61, 64–65, 69–70, 74, 76, 78, 79, 104–11, 119–21, 132, 133, 156, 160, 161, 216, 219–20, 232; Dean, James, 88–89, 91–93, 94–95, 99, 100, 101, 103; Guilaroff, Sydney, 9, 12, 16, 54, 142– 43, 144, 145, 147, 152, 156, 158, 168, 170–71, 372; Halston, 62, 317, 324, 326, 327, 331; Hanley, Richard (Dick), 15, 62, 158, 191–92, 204, 211, 218, 223, 261; Hudson, Rock, 62, 85–98, 100, 104, 107, 342, 363, 364, 366–68; McDowall, Roddy, 5, 15, 20, 61, 65, 187, 218, 306, 309, 343, 412, 417, 420–21; Rubell, Steve, 62; Wall, Roger, 62; Warhol, Andy, 62, 286, 310–12, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 380; Williams, Tennessee, 162, 165, 174, 239
health
, 257; accidents and back injuries, 125–28, 242–43, 245, 253, 290–91, 316, 382, 383, 412–13, 414–16, 418, 427; appendectomy, 136–37; Betty Ford Center, detoxification and sobriety, 343–48, 382, 383; bleeding problems, 234, 245, 266, 270–72; brain tumor, 410–12;
Cleopatra
, health problems during, 171–72, 173–77; detoxification and sobriety, 271–72; drug and alcohol use/abuse, 13, 62, 90, 96, 119–20, 123, 126, 129, 136, 150, 154, 165, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179, 189, 191, 193, 209, 212, 226, 233, 234, 243, 245, 250–51, 262–63, 266, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 282–83, 303–304, 309, 313, 314, 315, 316–17, 320, 326, 342, 343–44, 369, 382, 383, 389, 390, 412–13;
Giant
, problems during, 96–98, 101–103; hip replacement surgery and limp, 399, 413; hospital stays, 60, 62, 103, 125–26, 136–37, 166, 262, 263, 270–71, 312, 320–21, 335, 343, 389, 402, 413, 414, 415, 421, 427; 474 hysterectomy, 245; intervention by family, 343–44; lawsuit against her doctors, 390; minor illnesses and complaints of, 16–17; pneumonia, 1958, 139–43; pulmonary virus, 389; smoking, 58, 170–71
Hilton, Nicky
: abuse and miscarriage, 58, 400; attraction of, 44–45; courtship by, 47–53; death of, 261; divorce from, 59– 60, 63, 69; first sight of, 29; honeymoon and European vacation, 55–56; love of her image, 43, 48; problems in relationship, 55–58; sexual attraction of, 48, 55, 59; wedding, 53–55
Jackson, Michael
, 350–55, 361, 372, 381, 389–90, 411, 423, 429–31, 449, 467, 468, 470; godmother to Prince Michael, 430; marriage to Debbie Rowe and, 429–30; marriage to Lisa Marie Presley and, 418; Oprah Winfrey interview and, 393; presents to, 393; wedding to Fortensky at Neverland, 392, 393