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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 "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.
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- Burton Showered Taylor with Lavish Gifts
- Their Acting Careers Continued to Boom
- Taylor and Burton Divorced, Got Remarried and Then Divorced Again
- Taylor Says Burton Wrote Her A Love Letter Before His Death
It wasn't love at first sight for Taylor and Burton. A decade before filming Cleopatra, they'd met at a party where his reputation as a womanizer had Taylor deciding, "I’m not gonna become a notch on his belt." In 1962, they came together again to make Cleopatra, which starred Taylor as the Egyptian queen and Burton as Cleopatra paramour Mark Anton...
As the romance the two were acting out in front of the cameras carried over into real life, paparazzi tried to sneak onto the Cleopatra set and followed them whenever and wherever they could. When John Glennorbited the earth, some front pages preferred to feature Taylor and Burton instead. Condemnation of what the two dubbed "le scandale" included ...
Taylor was not only a world-famous movie star, but she'd also already been tabloid fodder for being the "home-wrecker" behind the end of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher's marriage. Taylor's relationship with Fisher had begun in grief: After Taylor's third husband, Mike Todd, died in a plane crash, she and his friend Fisher grew close. Fisher event...
It took time to officially end things with their respective spouses, but nine days following Taylor's divorce from Fisher, Burton and Taylor married in Montreal on March 15, 1964. Their blended family included an adopted girl, Taylor's daughter from her third marriage and two sons from her second marriage. Burton had two daughters of his own with S...
Taylor and Burton's lifestyle was an expensive one, but they were able to afford it thanks to their acting careers. When they began their affair, Taylor had been the true movie star while Burton had earned more respect for his roles on stage, but their romance lifted his profile and boosted his status in Hollywood. She gave him tips for a successfu...
Taylor and Burton co-starred in a television movie, Divorce His, Divorce Hers, in 1973. The title proved prescient. Throughout their marriage, they had clashed and fought, earning the nickname "the Battling Burtons." Their conflicts and ongoing drinking became so great that the two divorced in 1974. The couple reconciled and re-wed in Botswana in O...
In 1983, Taylor and Burton appeared together in a revival of the Noel Coward play Private Lives, about a divorced couple who reconnect while honeymooning with new partners. Public fascination with Taylor and Burton was ongoing, so tickets sold well. However, the reviews were terrible and Taylor missed several performances due to physical ailments. ...
Dec 6, 2022 · Eventually, they each got divorced and they were married in Montreal on March 15, 1964. Elizabeth was thirty-two and Richard was thirty-eight, he was her fifth husband and she became...
- Conrad Nicholson' Nicky' Hilton Jr: 1950-1951. Elizabeth got married for the first time just weeks after her 18th birthday. The young bride wed the heir to the Hilton hotel empire, Conrad Nicholson' Nicky' Hilton Jr, in a large and expensive ceremony organised by her studio at the time, MGM.
- Michael Wilding: 1952-1957. The next year, in 1952, she married British actor Michael Wilding. It was with Michael - a man 20 years her senior - that she welcomed her two sons Michael, born in 1953 and Christopher, born in 1955.
- Michael Todd: 1957-1958. She took her third trip down the aisle the same year in Mexico, marrying film and theatre producer Michael Todd. Together they welcomed a daughter who Elizabeth named after her.
- Eddie Fisher: 1959-1964. While the actress was left devastated by Michael's death, she found love again six months later with heartthrob singer Eddie Fisher who was one of her late husband's best friends.
Jan 14, 2024 · Shortly after her divorce from Burton, Elizabeth Taylor married American politician John Warner in December 1976. After the latter won the 1978 Senate election in Virginia, with the help of his superstar wife vigorously campaigning for him, Taylor found herself extremely ill-suited for life in Washington, D.C.
Aug 12, 2023 · Though they got divorced in 1974, Richard Burton was the only husband that Elizabeth Taylor married twice, and they tied the knot again in 1975. Still, their reunion didn't last long, and they divorced again in 1976.
