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Elizabeth Taylor; an informal memoir

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This is a wonderful retroperspective look on one of the most famous women of our time. Elizabeth Taylor is one of the last of the old Hollywood stars. In this book she talks candidly about her love for Richard Burton, Mike Todd, her four children and also about her career. She goes into details about how she transformed herself into Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf". The book is written when Elizabeth was in her 30s and she comes across as a very perceptual woman who is well aware of that the public image of her is a commodity and she separates that part of herself from her private self, who she at this time describes as a broad named "Betty Burton". The person who emerges from all this is more down to earth, intelligent and nicer than her image at that time had her out to be. The book is illustrated with some unusual black and white photographs that I had not seen anywhere else.
I loved reading this book and could barely put it down. Elizabeth Taylor has lead a very fascinating life and experienced more before the age of 30 than others has in a lifetime. I can recommend this book to anyone who is interested in movie stars and especially for other fans of Elizabeth Taylor. :)

a book obout elizabeth written by herself in her own words,but she has left out many things maybe too shocking for that period and updated just to the early 60's.nice

I tried for a long time to find this book at a reasonable price. This book was not new but was in good shape and a wonderful read.
It is always fascinating to read an autobiography of one of your idols. This book was written over 45 years ago but those of us who met Elizabeth in the 60's get an insight into her life then especially with Richard Burton in her own words. It was just a marvelous book to add to my collection of the most beautiful woman in the world: ELIZABETH ROSEMOND TAYLOR.