Directed by Daniel Mann
Written by John Michael Hayes and Charles Schnee, based upon the novel by John O’Hara
Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, and Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor is a rare thing in Hollywood history – a kid actor who grew up to have an adult career. Most only fade away before then, or just drift into fitful employment – looking at you Henry Thomas. Some, though, carry the fame forward. Sure, the life of, and demands of, being an actress probably warped Taylor immeasurably – how else would you possibly explain her eight marriages – and probably led to her struggles with addition.[1] But somehow, she managed to come out of that as well as one probably could. Continue reading