Elizabeth Taylor Research Paper

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Elizabeth Taylor starred in many movies throughout her lifetime. During her time of her career she married many men that all ended in divorce beside one death. Taylor had two boys and two girls, one of her daughters were adopted. When she got to her last days she helped found an organization for AIDS. She later died but lived a very fulfillment life. Elizabeth Taylor started her life in London, England, yet when she arrived in the United States she made a huge impact in movie star history. The start of Elizabeth Taylor began with her birth. Elizabeth Rosemund Taylor was born 1932 in London to Francis Taylor and Sara (Corliss).
Her first marriage was to an heir to the Hilton hotels. On May 6, 1950 Elizabeth was eighteen and married Nicky Hilton (82-83). Their marriage lasted less than nine months (Corliss). They divorced in February of 1951 (Taraborrelli 88). She then married Michael Wilding on February 21, 1952 (102). Elizabeth Taylor then gave birth to her first child named Michael Howard Wilding, born on January 6, 1953 (Kelley 129). A little later she gave birth to her second child named Christopher on February 27, 1955 (Taraborrelli 114). Though she had two children with this man, she was divorced from him a little over fourteen years later. On July 19, 1956, MGM announced the separation of Elizabeth and Michael Wilding (Kelley 159). Falling in love with Michael Todd, she divorced her second husband, Michael Wilding, and married Todd two days later (Corliss). They announced they would marry on February 2, 1957 (Kelley 176). Elizabeth Taylor then gave birth to a baby girl named Elizabeth Francis Todd which they nicknamed Liza (Taraborrelli 132). On March 22, 1958, Mike soared off in the “The Lucky Liz” into a dark and stormy sky which later he crashed and died (134). Elizabeth Taylor probably would have never married again if the sudden death her of husband did not occur. In June Elizabeth Taylor accompanied Eddie Fisher and Debbie Fisher to Eddie’s Las Vegas opening at the Tropicana, her first public appearance since Michael Todd’s funeral (Kelley 210). She found comfort in the arms of Eddie Fisher, who ended his marriage to Debbie Reynolds for Elizabeth (Corliss). Their wedding was set for May 12; three hours after Eddied received his Nevada divorce (Kelley 225). Eddie and Elizabeth Taylor adopted a nine-month-old baby girl named Maria Taylor in 1962 (Taraborrelli 177). On April 2, 1962, Elizabeth and Eddie Fisher were announced to be divorced (195). There would be two more marriages for Elizabeth: to Virginia