"summer of 1956, and were divorced in 1957. Taylor married her third husband, theater and film producer Mike Todd, in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, on February 2, 1957. They had one daughter, Elizabeth ""Liza"" Frances (b. 1957). Todd, known for publicity stunts, encouraged the media attention to their marriage; for example, in June 1957, he threw a birthday party at Madison Square Garden, which was attended by 18,000 guests and broadcast on CBS. His death in a plane crash on March 22, 1958, left Taylor devastated. She was comforted by Todd's and her friend, singer Eddie Fisher, with whom she soon"
"were once more identified through dental records and were reburied in a secret location. !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husband of Elizabeth Taylor !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Producer of Academy Award for Best Picture Mike Todd Michael ""Mike"" Todd (born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen, June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958) was an American theater and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of ""Around the World in 80 Days"", which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is known as the third of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands, and is the only one whom she did not divorce (he died in a private plane"
"later on September 22, 2010 at his home in Berkeley, California, from complications from hip surgery. He was 82 years old. |- !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husband of Elizabeth Taylor Eddie Fisher (singer) Edwin John ""Eddie"" Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was the most successful pop singles artist during the first half of the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. Fisher divorced his first wife, actress Debbie Reynolds, to marry Reynolds' best friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor, after Taylor's husband, film producer Mike Todd, was killed in a"
"Mike Todd Michael ""Mike"" Todd (born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen, June 22, 1909 – March 22, 1958) was an American theater and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of ""Around the World in 80 Days"", which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is known as the third of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands, and is the only one whom she did not divorce (he died in a private plane accident a year after their marriage). He was the driving force behind the development of the eponymous Todd-AO widescreen film format. Todd was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Chaim"
"was 20 years his junior, had two sons, Michael Howard Wilding (born 1953) and Christopher Edward Wilding (born 1955). In 1957 he had a short-lived romance with actress Marie McDonald, who was nicknamed The Body. In the 1960s he was forced to cut back on his film appearances because of illness related to his lifelong epilepsy. Wilding died in Chichester, West Sussex, as a result of head injuries suffered from a fall down a flight of stairs during an epileptic seizure. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered. |- !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husband of Elizabeth Taylor Michael Wilding (actor)"
"a ceremony performed by the mayor of Acapulco. It was the third marriage for both the 24-year-old bride and her 47-year-old groom. Mario Moreno, better known as Cantinflas, was their witness. Todd and Taylor had a daughter, Elizabeth Frances (Liza) Todd, born on August 6, 1957. On March 22, 1958, Todd's private plane ""the Liz"" crashed near Grants, New Mexico. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered engine failure, while being flown overloaded in icing conditions at an altitude that was too high for only one engine working under the heavy load. The plane went out of control and crashed,"
"March 2011 death, she left Fortensky $800,000 in her will. From April 2011 he lived with his sister Donna in Menifee, California. He was unable to work following his accident, for which he took medication. He was estranged from his sister Linda, who sold information to the ""National Enquirer"", and from his daughter Julie. Fortensky died from skin cancer surgery complications on July 7, 2016. !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husband of Elizabeth Taylor Larry Fortensky Larry Fortensky (January 17, 1952 – July 7, 2016) was a construction worker best known as the seventh and last husband (but eighth marriage) of actress Elizabeth"
"was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Selected works, based on award nominations |- !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husband of Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Richard Burton, CBE (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 19255 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called ""the natural successor to Olivier"" by critic and dramaturge Kenneth Tynan. An alcoholic, Burton's failure to live up to those expectations disappointed critics and colleagues and fuelled his legend"
"died in the crash or the ensuing conflagration. The cause of the accident was determined to be that the center of gravity was behind the rear limit. It is also likely the elevator trim tab was set for landing rather than takeoff. On March 22, 1958, Mike Todd's private plane Lucky Liz, named after his wife Elizabeth Taylor, crashed near Grants, New Mexico. The plane, a twin-engine Lockheed Lodestar, suffered engine failure while being flown overloaded, in icing conditions at too-high an altitude for the loading. The plane went out of control and crashed, killing all four on board. On"
"and Laura Scantlin were married at Pittsburg in 1907, and as of 1940, they were living at 444 East 58th Street in New York City, where Taylor worked as a ""woolen merchant."" In November 1944, they were in Cold Spring, New York when their son's house was destroyed by fire. Sometime later, they leased Edgewater where Robert Taylor died in June 1946. One month later, Laura Taylor bought Edgewater, holding it until 1950 when she sold to the writer Gore Vidal. Gore Vidal bought Edgewater at the recommendation of his friend, Alice Astor Bouverie. In 1960, he ran as the"
"a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the ABC series ""The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor"". In 1966, he took over hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series ""Death Valley Days"". Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, and they had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968. He died of the disease on June 8, 1969, at the age of 57. Born Spangler Arlington Brugh in Filley, Nebraska, Taylor was the"
"and puns."" Livingston states: ""It's been very important to me to see his career and learn from it."" Taylor married Margaret ""Maggie"" Shea on May 1, 1976. After 25 years of marriage, they separated and the marriage ended in 2003. During their marriage they co-authored the 1988 children's book ""Pajamas"". In 2015 Taylor married Gail Arnold. Wedding guests included Steven Spielberg (for whom Arnold has served as private chef), his brother James, as well as other family members and friends who celebrated the occasion at il Casale in Belmont, Massachusetts. Taylor has been a pilot for over 20 years, often"
"his widow in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles. Francis Lenn Taylor Francis Lenn Taylor (December 28, 1897 – November 20, 1968) was an American art dealer and father of actress Elizabeth Taylor. He was born in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Elizabeth Mary (née Rosemond; 1869–1937) and Francis Marion Taylor (1860–1946). The family later moved to Arkansas City, Kansas. Francis began dealing in art in New York City for a wealthy uncle by marriage, Stephen Howard Young (22 May 1878 - 24 June 1972), later, a friend of Dwight Eisenhower after WWII. Taylor married stage actress Sara"
"Larry Fortensky Larry Fortensky (January 17, 1952 – July 7, 2016) was a construction worker best known as the seventh and last husband (but eighth marriage) of actress Elizabeth Taylor. Fortensky and Taylor were married on October 6, 1991 at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch and divorced on October 31, 1996. Fortensky, the eldest of seven children, was raised in working-class Stanton, California, and dropped out of Garden Grove, California's Pacifica High School in the 10th grade. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1972 and discharged three months later. He married Priscilla Joan Torres in 1972, divorcing in 1974"
"released and entered into the Beverly Hills Film Festival. Taylor married his third wife, Carol Kikumura, on 15 October 1980. He is the father of now retired CNN financial reporter Felicia Taylor (born 1964) from his second marriage to model Mary Hilem (1 June 1963 – 18 September 1969). His first wife was model Peggy Williams (1951–1954). Taylor suffered a fatal heart attack on January 7, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 84, four days short of his 85th birthday. Taylor had several lead roles in television, from the early 1960s to the early first decade of"
"Michael Wilding (actor) Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a series of films he made with Anna Neagle, for the two films he made with Alfred Hitchcock and for being Elizabeth Taylor's second husband. Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, and educated at Christ's Hospital, Wilding left home at age 17 and trained as a commercial artist. He went to Europe when he was 20 and supported himself in Europe by doing sketches. He wanted to get into designing sets for films and"
"with Taylor as the presenter. In 2014, he was awarded a Royal Television Society lifetime achievement award and a BAFTA special award for his career's contribution to factual and current affairs television. Awarding Taylor his BAFTA, Sir Jeremy Isaacs described him as ""Mr Valiant for the Truth"", referencing John Bunyan's ""Pilgrim's Progress"". In 2015, Taylor secured the first British television interview with former CIA analyst Edward Snowden, living in exile in Moscow, for BBC Panorama. He was married to fellow journalist Susan McConachy from 1974 until her death on 16 November 2006. They had two children, Ben and Sam. He"
"was romantically involved with Elizabeth Taylor. Although he and Taylor reportedly had plans to marry, Taylor would eventually leave him for her future husband Mike Todd. Todd and McClory fell out over Taylor yet they managed to complete the final cut of the film side by side. The trio would eventually reconcile and they remained friends until Todd's untimely death in 1958. In 1957 McClory led an expedition of 25 men in an attempt to drive around the world. He filmed a documentary of the adventure, ""One Road"", as well as a series of ads for his sponsor Ford Motor"
"after having one daughter, Julie Fortensky. He subsequently married Karin McNeal and divorced in 1984. In 1987 he was convicted for driving while intoxicated. Police found him in a San Clemente, California, parking lot ""very intoxicated"" and in possession of marijuana. Using Teamster medical insurance from his construction job, he checked himself into the Betty Ford Center in 1988, where he met Elizabeth Taylor. At the time he was living in a small house in Stanton. During the courtship she would sometimes deliver ""goodies"" to Fortensky at his work site. The wedding, which cost between $1.5 and $2 million, was"
"led a jet set lifestyle, including assembling one of the most expensive private collections of jewelry. After many years of ill health, Taylor died from congestive heart failure at the age of 79 in 2011. Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932, at Heathwood, her family's home on 8 Wildwood Road in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London. She received dual British-American citizenship at birth, as her parents, art dealer Francis Lenn Taylor (1897–1968) and retired stage actress Sara Sothern (née Sara Viola Warmbrodt, 1895–1994), were United States citizens, both originally from Arkansas City, Kansas. They moved to London in"
"Elizabeth Milligan Cook, who was killed in an auto accident in Fresno, California, in 1959. Although he and Dolores were divorced, Cooke paid for his ex-wife's funeral expenses. Cooke and his second wife, Barbara Campbell Cooke, had three children, Linda (b.1953), Tracy (b.1960), and Vincent (1961 – 1963). Cooke also fathered at least three other children out of wedlock. Sam Cooke Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Influential as both a singer and composer, he is commonly known as the King of Soul for his"
"Gloria Taylor Gloria Taylor (1950 – 7 April 2008) was a Nigerian activist whose 10-year-old son, Damilola Taylor, was brutally attacked and murdered by two youths in a vicious attack at the North Peckham Estate of South London in November 2000. Her son's murder called attention to social and economic crises in the UK's poorer inner city neighborhoods. Taylor later worked as an activist following her son's murder stating that she wanted to provide opportunities for Britain's ""downtrodden and underprivileged youth."" Taylor and her husband, Richard Taylor, established the Damilola Taylor Trust, with the financial support of politicians and celebrities"
"Eddie Fisher (singer) Edwin John ""Eddie"" Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was the most successful pop singles artist during the first half of the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. Fisher divorced his first wife, actress Debbie Reynolds, to marry Reynolds' best friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor, after Taylor's husband, film producer Mike Todd, was killed in a plane crash. The scandalous affair was widely reported, bringing unfavorable publicity to Fisher. He later married Connie Stevens. Fisher fathered Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher with Reynolds, and"
"squash champion in Great Britain for many years. He became godfather to actress Elizabeth Taylor after developing a friendship with her family. Traveling back to London from Gibraltar, he was killed in a plane crash at age 46 along with General Sikorski and 15 others. Victor Cazalet was born in London, at 4 Whitehall Gardens, on 12 December 1896, the second son of William Marshall Cazalet and his wife, Maud. They were a prominent aristocratic English family whose home had once been the residence of former Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. The family also had a villa at Cimiez, France,"
"and in advancing doctoral research and performance in jazz. Taylor was married to jazz vocalist Norma Winstone from 1972 until their divorce. The couple had two sons: Leo Taylor, a drummer with indie rock band The Invisible; and Alex Taylor, a singer/songwriter. John Taylor was married to Diana ( nee de Courcy) until her death in 2004 from cancer and his subsequent marriage to childhood sweetheart Carol Weston lasted for the rest of his life. Taylor died on 17 July 2015, following a heart attack he suffered while performing at the Saveurs Jazz Festival in Segré, France. Although he was"
"to 1942. Taylor was not only a scholar, but also a soldier who fought for his country in World War II. His battalion was committed to combat in the European Theater of Operations and he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. During his deployment he documented many of his observations about the horrors of war and detailed his experiences with institutionalized bigotry, racism, and segregation. Soon after he was discharged from the military he married Hertha Mae Ward on February 16, 1944. Their union produced three children: Judith, Hussain, and actor Meshach Taylor (born 1947 – died 2014). From"
"divorce against Hilton on 10 February 1964, culminating in 1965. Conrad Hilton Jr. died suddenly on February 5, 1969 of an alcoholism-related heart attack at the age of 42. He is interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California. !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor Conrad Hilton Jr. Conrad Nicholson ""Nicky"" Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was one of the sons of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels). Conrad Hilton Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas. His father, Conrad Hilton, was the founder of Hilton Hotels, and"
"place on 21 January 1951. Over the next three months Taylor visited the volcano almost daily, sometimes staying overnight, collecting vital data to aid the rescue efforts. The full citation was published on 22 April 1952 in a supplement to ""The London Gazette"" of 18 April 1952: Taylor's investiture was performed by Donald Cleland, Acting Administrator of Papua and New Guinea, on 24 November 1952 in the Memorial Cemetery in Popondetta. After the eruption Taylor returned to Canberra to study the seismographical data he had collected. He married Lindsay Grace Barrow (née Hudson) on 4 April 1956. They had two"
"1858, married Hudson Taylor, despite Aldersey's complete opposition. Maria Taylor was better educated than her husband and from a different social background. Having spoken the Ningbo dialect fluently for several years, she was immediately able to start a small primary school. As a married couple, the Taylors also took care of an adopted boy named Tianxi in Ningbo in addition to five Chinese boys that Taylor was helping. They had a baby of their own that died late in 1858. Their first surviving child, Grace Dyer Taylor, was born in 1859. Shortly after she was born, the Taylors took over"
"couple the Taylors took care of an adopted boy named Tianxi while living in Ningbo. They had a baby of their own that died late in 1858. Their first surviving child, Grace, was born in 1859. Shortly after she was born, the Taylors took over all of the operations at the hospital in Ningbo that had been run by William Parker. In a letter to his sister Amelia Hudson Taylor he wrote on 14 February 1860, Because of health problems, in 1860 Taylor decided to return to England for a furlough with his family. The Taylors sailed back to England"
"for ""60 Minutes"". He co-produced a ""60 Minutes"" segment, called ""Joy in the Congo,"" on the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ""Joy in the Congo"" originally broadcast on Easter Sunday in 2012. The segment won a Peabody Award in May 2013. Taylor's last segment for ""60 Minutes"" focused on a group of men who staged the 1980 Winter Olympics. In May 2013, Taylor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, on March 21, 2014, at the age of 60. He was survived by his wife, Hilary;"
"Ernest Taylor (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Sir Ernest Augustus Taylor CMG CVO (17 April 1876 – 11 March 1971) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician. In 1898 he married Rose Campbell. Vice Admiral Taylor entered HMS Britannia in 1890 and went to sea two years later. He served as a flag Captain in World War I. In early May 1902, he was appointed to serve as gunnery and became Captain of the battleship HMS Renown (1916). In 1920, he was in the entourage for the Prince of Wales's tours of Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. In"
"She also enjoyed fast cars and boats and in 1957 turned down a marriage proposal from the racing driver Mike Hawthorn who died in a crash off the racing track in 1959. In 1960, she married her flying instructor Peter Twiss who broke the world air speed record as the first man to fly faster than 1,000 mph. She was the third of his five wives. They had a daughter, the writer Miranda Twiss, who was born in 1961, but they were divorced not long after. In 1963 they both competed in the ""Daily Express"" International Offshore Powerboat Race from"