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Bluenorthwest

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12. She was a hero of the time, she lead the way in her industry.

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:16 PM

Nov 2012

I sincerly doubt that the bio pic about her and Richard seeks to wipe away that or any other of her legacies. Not that it could, but I doubt the makers of that film would want that.
Stories about such courage as she showed regarding the AIDS crisis are most powerful when the frail humanity of the person is acknowledged so that others might say 'if that human could, then I might too'. The courage of a legend shown as flawless makes people say 'sure, SHE did that, but I could not'....
She was a great woman and a great actress. She'd have loved the biopic, for it makes more legend.

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Why I will remember Elizabeth Taylor fondly no matter how many silly movies Lifetime produces [View all] dsc Nov 2012 OP

Thank you for that memory The Second Stone Nov 2012 #1

To help get rid of the memory of the Lifetime movie, watch "Lassie Come Home" from 1943. Hissyspit Nov 2012 #2

Thank you for the reminders. countmyvote4real Nov 2012 #3

She behaved more regally than ANY annabanana Nov 2012 #4

She brooked no royal hypocrisy, either. With Princess Margaret: WinkyDink Nov 2012 #19

that is classic dsc Nov 2012 #20

She really was a hero. pnwmom Nov 2012 #5

Elizabeth Taylor was class and beauty personified... Tikki Nov 2012 #6

My father told me he was hired to bring her from her hotel to the theater valerief Nov 2012 #7

... xchrom Nov 2012 #8

Beautiful tribute, dsc. She certainly had guts, a great heart, and massive talent. catbyte Nov 2012 #9

K&R. loved her and proud to be named after her. thanks for the post. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #10

I always wanted to be! WinkyDink Nov 2012 #18

a gorgeous person inside and out. Whisp Nov 2012 #11

She was a hero of the time, she lead the way in her industry. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #12

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13

I very much admired Ms. Taylor Skittles Nov 2012 #14

This is forever how I will remember her... CTyankee Nov 2012 #15

She was only eighteen....... "Tell Mama; tell Mama all." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #17

I have loved ET all my life, first because of her unparallelled beauty (Double eyelashes! Violet WinkyDink Nov 2012 #16

kick dsc Nov 2012 #21

She was so breathtakingly beautiful. Marie Marie Nov 2012 #22