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- Conrad Hilton Jr. Having met at Mocambo nightclub — per Entertainment Weekly — in Los Angeles the year before, Taylor was only 18 when she wed then-23-year-old hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton on May 6, 1950.
- Michael Wilding. The British actor, whom Taylor met in England while making Ivanhoe, was 20 years her senior when they wed on Feb. 21, 1952, and the calm presence she needed after her tumultuous first marriage.
- Mike Todd. Movie producer Mike Todd was a self-assured suitor who announced his marriage intentions clearly. "He didn't ask me, he told me," Taylor recalled in Elizabeth Takes Off.
- Eddie Fisher. Still reeling from Todd's death, Taylor found solace with her late husband's good friend, singer Eddie Fisher, who was married at the time to actress Debbie Reynolds — Taylor's own friend and matron of honor at her wedding to Todd.
Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor.
- Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr. Liz was just 18 when she said "I do" to hotel heir Nicky Hilton in 1950. The nuptials coincided with the release of her wedding-themed film, Father of the Bride, and the studio reportedly picked up the tab for the actress' dress and their celebration as promotion for the flick.
- Michael Wilding. It didn't take long for Taylor to bounce back from her first marriage. She and English actor Michael Wilding tied the knot in 1952. They had two sons: Michael Jr., born in 1953, and Christopher, born in 1955.
- Mike Todd. Not one to stay alone for long, Taylor married her third husband, movie producer Mike Todd, in 1957. The couple had one daughter, Liza, who was born that same year.
- Eddie Fisher. In 1959, still mourning the loss of Todd, Taylor married Eddie Fisher in Las Vegas. Fisher was a good friend of Todd and grew closer to Taylor as a source of comfort after her husband's passing — but their union caused controversy with the singer leaving his wife, actress Debbie Reynolds, who had also been friends with Liz.
- Conrad “Nicky” Hilton Jr., Married 1950–1951
- Michael Wilding, Married 1952–1957
- Mike Todd, Married 1957–1958
- Eddie Fisher, Married 1959–1964
- And 6. Richard Burton, Married 1964–1974 and 1975–1976
- John Warner, Married 1976–1982
- Larry Fortensky, Married 1991–1996
Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding to Hilton Hotel heir Conrad “Nicky” Hilton Jr. started out as a fairytale and ended in dismay. This first marriage was Elizabeth Taylor’s shortest, lasting less than a year. Taylor, who was still a teenager when she tied the knot with Conrad Hilton, filed for divorce eight months later. Taylor and Hilton met at L.A.’s Moc...
Hardly a year after her divorce from Hilton, Liz Taylor tied the knot for a second time. This time, Liz married British actor Michael Wilding, who was 20 years her senior. Together, Taylor and Wilding had two sons: Michael, born in 1953, and Christopher, born in 1955. According to Taylor, Micheal Wilding was a “wonderful father,” but the two ultima...
Taylor has stated that she had two great loves in her life — one being Richard Burton (who we will get to), and the second being movie producer Mike Todd. This marriage was the third for both Liz and Mike, and they were married in 1957. It was a happy marriage, and together they had a daughter they named Elizabeth Frances (Liza) Todd. Close friends...
Liz’s fourth marriage was to her friend Eddie Fisher, which caused quite the scandal in Hollywood. Eddie Fisher and his wife Debbie Reynolds had been close friends with Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd. In fact, the couples were so close that when Taylor married Mike Todd, Debbie Reynolds acted as Liz’s matron of honor, while Eddie Fisher was Todd’s ...
Richard Burton is the husband most commonly associated with Liz Taylor, and he is often described as the love of her life. Both actors were married when they started up an affair on the set of Cleopatra. According to Taylor, she fell in love with Burton the moment she saw him on the set of Cleopatraand loved him ever since. Their entire romantic re...
In 1976, after her final divorce from Richard Burton, Liz Taylor married politician John Warner. Taylor and Warner had a whirlwind romance and were married within five months of their first date. However, Taylor would later go on to saythat “after Richard [Burton], the men in my life were just there to hold the coat, to open the door. All the men a...
Elizabeth Taylor’s final marriage to Larry Fortensky was her most low-key and anonymous marriage. Prior to his marriage to Liz Taylor, Fortensky was an unknown construction worker. The two met at the Betty Ford Clinic, a rehab clinic that both spent time in. More from us: Have A Problem? There’s A Patron Saint For That Although the two held a multi...
- Conrad 'Nicky' Hilton (Married May 1950 to January 1951) Taylor met Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, the son of hotelier Conrad Hilton (and future great-uncle of Paris Hilton), in October 1949 at Mocambo nightclub in Los Angeles — and they were wed on May 6, 1950, at Beverly Hills’ Church of the Good Shepherd with 600 guests in attendance and an additional 3,000 fans outside.
- Michael Wilding (Married February 1952 to January 1957) Barely a year after her divorce from Hilton, Taylor wed British actor Michael Wilding who was 20 years her senior and also on marriage number two.
- Mike Todd (Married February 1957 to March 1958) By the time Taylor married entertainment producer Mike Todd — who won an Oscar for Around the World in 80 Days — a month after her divorce from Wilding, she was pregnant with their child, Liza.
- Eddie Fisher (Married May 1959 to March 1964) Devastated by the tragedy of Todd’s death, Taylor turned one of their closest couple friends, Debbie Reynolds and her husband Eddie Fisher, one of the 1950s most popular singers.
Jan 14, 2024 · Elizabeth Taylor's first marriage was to Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr., eldest son of hotel mogul Conrad Hilton. The two met at the famed Mocambo nightclub in Los Angeles in October 1949.
Jan 26, 1996 · By 1995, she had gone through her least likely mate, 43-year-old contruction worker Larry Fortensky—husband No. 8. Elizabeth Taylor's divorce from Nicky Hilton—It was her first divorce, and...
