“Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, a two-time Oscar winner and Hollywood beauty whose screen success was sometimes overshadowed by her tumultuous personal life, died on Wednesday at age 79.” [via Los Angeles Times]
The library owns several biographies on Elizabeth Taylor, including: (linked to the catalog)
Elizabeth by J. Randy Taraborrelli
“A portrait of Oscar award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor examines her struggles with drugs and alcohol in the 1960s and 1970s, her philanthropic work as an AIDS activist, and her successes as a businesswoman.”
Elizabeth : the life of Elizabeth Taylor by Alexander Walker
Furious love : Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the marriage of the century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger
“The definitive, larger-than-life account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever — the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton”
A passion for life : the biography of Elizabeth Taylor by Donald Spoto
Also available from the consortium:
How to be a movie star : Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood by William J. Mann
Liz : an intimate biography of Elizabeth Taylor by C. David Heymann
Elizabeth takes off : on weight gain, weight loss, self-image, and self-esteem by Elizabeth Taylor
Rachel Syme of NPR offers up her list of the three books you should read about Elizabeth Taylor. And The Los Angeles Times Jacket Copy has a list of sixteen titles about the actress that you may want to check out (some are listed above).
[Summaries provided by the publisher; quoted from the catalog.]
