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Elizabeth Taylor , 79 The legendary Liz ruled movie screens of the '50s with classic beauty wrapped around roiling passion in A Place in the Sun (1951) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Her two combative marriages to actor Richard Burton were captured...
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About 150 British and colonial troops defend a South African mission station from 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors after a much larger Zulu army had already wiped out about 1,300 British soldiers at the Battle of Isandlwana. Richard Burton is perfect as...
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Christie's employees talk on the phone during an auction of Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia, in front of an image of the late actress at Christie's auction house in New York, December 14, 2011. The auction of the actress'... View Photo »
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But it seems she can’t
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Richard Burton’s legendary 1954 reading of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood against a pastoral jazz-classical score is gorgeous. When Lionel Bart discovered LSD in the late Sixties the result was Isn’t This Where We Came In?, a truly odd blend of cockney...
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After 9/11 it became again, sadly, the tallest building in New York. JOURNEY To the source of the Nile The person that drove me, in 1988, to stop hacking through the financial jungles of North America was the explorer Richard Burton. I’d been keeping...
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Christie's auctioneer Andrea Fiuczynski conducts an auction of Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia, near an image of the late actress at Christie's auction house in New York, December 14, 2011. The auction of the actress'... View Photo »
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Sparkling in Tiffany's Fifth Avenue window, this exquisite creation of diamonds and sapphires was a gift from Richard Burton to Taylor in 1965. The brooch appears in photographs of Taylor at the premiere of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," in which...
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Turns out Kashner, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, is a method writer: While working on Furious Love, he furiously wooed high school sweetheart Leslie Camhi, who left her son's father to be with him. Or so claims Leslie, in a thinly veiled...
About Richard Burton
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Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh multiple award-winning actor. He was at one time the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. Full Article
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A woman looks at Elizabeth Taylor's $120,000 – 180,000 necklace and $25,000-35,000 earrings from the set of diamond and gold “Barquerolles” jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, a gift from Richard Burton, displayed at a public exhibition in GUM on Moscow's Red Square, on January 13, 2011,...
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EDITORS NOTE -- CORRECTING DATE TO SEPTEMBER 14, 2011- A woman looks at Elizabeth Taylor's $120,000 – 180,000 necklace and $25,000-35,000 earrings from the set of diamond and gold “Barquerolles” jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, a gift from Richard Burton, displayed at a public...
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The Gina Fratini Wedding dress worn by actress Elizabeth Taylor in her second marriage to Richard Burton is seen on display as part of the upcoming auction of the late actress' jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia at Christie's Auction house in New York City, December 1, 2011. The...
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An emerald and diamond pendant and necklace by Bvlgari priced between $2.5 million to $3.5 million, which was a gift from Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor, is seen on display as part of the upcoming auction of Taylor's jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia at Christie's Auction...
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A Bulgari emerald and diamond necklace and emerald and diamond brooch (bottom) owned by US actress Elizabeth Taylor, both a gift from Richard Burton, on display during a preview of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor December 1, 2011 at Christie's in New York. The jewelry in Taylor's...
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A photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton kissing upon their first wedding day in 1964 is seen behind the dress she wore and jewels on display as part of the upcoming auction of the late actress' jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia at Christie's Auction house in New York...
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A Gina Fratini wedding dress owned by US actress Elizabeth Taylor (background, R) and worn at her second marriage to Richard Burton (background, L), on display during a preview of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor December 1, 2011 at Christie's in New York. The jewelry in Taylor's...
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A woman takes a photograph of a sunflower yellow chiffon wedding dress owned by US actress Elizabeth Taylor (background, R) and worn at her first marriage to Richard Burton (background, L), on display during a preview of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor December 1, 2011 at Christie's...
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A Sunflower Yellow Chiffon wedding dress for her first marriage to Richard Burton is on display during a preview of the full Collection of Elizabeth Taylor at Christie's, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in New York. The collection will be up for auction in person and online, a first for...
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A man puts, for the photographer, the catalogue of the sale with a picture of the US actress Elizabeth Taylor and of Welsh actor Richard Burton, one of his husbands, behind a diamond ring, priced between US $2,500,000 and US $3,500,000 (1,850,000 and 2.600.000 euros) displayed on...
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La Peregrina, a pearl, diamond, ruby and cultured pearl necklace by Cartier, given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth husband Richard Burton is displayed at the Christie's auction house in Paris November 15, 2011. The necklace is part of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor featuring her...
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An Indian diamond and jade pendant necklace, ruby and gold chain by Cartier given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth husband Richard Burton is displayed at the Christie's auction house in Paris November 15, 2011. The necklace is part of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor featuring her...
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A 33.19 carats diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth husband Richard Burton is displayed at the Christie's auction house in Paris November 15, 2011. The diamond is part of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor featuring her jewellery, haute couture, fashion and fine arts...
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A 33.19 carat diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth husband Richard Burton is pictured at the press preview of Christie's auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor featuring her jewelery, haute couture, fashion, and fine arts at Emirates Towers in Dubai October 23, 2011.
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A 33.19 carats diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth husband Richard Burton is pictured at the press preview for Christie's auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor featuring her jewelry, haute couture, fashion, and fine arts at MOCA Pacific Desgin Center in Los...
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A letter from Richard Burton to director George Cukor is seen at Bonhams and Butterfields on April 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, during a preview before the upcoming April 20th auction. The letter is estimated at USD 1,000 - USD 1,500.
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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, a woman displays "The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond," a 33.19 carat ring, which was a gift from Richard Burton, and worn by the actress during a press preview of Taylor's possessions at Christie's London. The piece is part of a collection available...
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'The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond', 33.19 carats, which was a gift from Richard Burton, and worn by Elizabeth Taylor almost every day, is held by an employee during a press preview at Christie's London, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. The piece is expected to fetch 2.5 million pounds, US $ 3.5...
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Elizabeth Taylor's $120,000 – 180,000 necklace and $25,000-35,000 earrings from the set of diamond and gold “Barquerolles” jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, a gift from Richard Burton, are displayed at a public exhibition in GUM on Moscow's Red Square, on September 14, 2011, shortly...
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The grave of the late actor Richard Burton (C) is pictured in an old cemetery in Celigny, 20 km (12 miles) east of Geneva March 24, 2011. According to celebrity folklore, Elizabeth Taylor and Burton were to have been reunited in death, and Burton, the British actor she married and...
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Actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrive at McCarran airport in Las Vegas in this February 13, 1969 publicity photo from the Las Vegas News Bureau released to Reuters March 23, 2011. Taylor, a two-time Oscar winner and Hollywood beauty whose screen success was sometimes...
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are shown in a scene from her 1963 film "Cleopatra" in this undated publicity photograph. Hollywood legend Taylor, one of the most alluring actresses of the 20th century, has died at the age of 79 at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles ABC...
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FILE - This Sept. 1, 2001, file photo shows Elizabeth Taylor's "La Peregrina," an early 16th century pearl, ruby and diamond necklace by Cartier, that was gift from Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor, at Christie's, in New York. A pearl known as "La Peregrina" purchased at auction for...
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ADDS DATE OF SALE - FILE - This , Sept. 1, 2011, file photo shows"The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond," a 33.19 carat a gift to the actress from Richard Burton at Christie's, in New York. The 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by actor Richard Burton sold for over $8.8 million...
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FILE - This , Sept. 1, 2011, file photo shows"The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond," a 33.19 carat a gift to the actress from Richard Burton at Christie's, in New York. The 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by actor Richard Burton sold for over $8.8 million at auction in New York.
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A woman looks at Elizabeth Taylor's $120,000 – 180,000 necklace and $25,000-35,000 earrings from the set of diamond and gold “Barquerolles” jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, a gift from Richard Burton, displayed at a public exhibition in GUM on Moscow's Red Square, on January 13, 2011,...
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