32 moments

1. Birth at Heathwood

   1932-02-27 · Heathwood, 8 Wildwood Road, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England

   Elizabeth Taylor was born at her family home in Hampstead Garden Suburb, northwest London. Coordinates approximate the documented historic house address.

2. Relocation to Pasadena

   1939-04-01 · Pasadena, California, United States

   Taylor traveled from Britain to California with her mother and brother as the family left Europe before World War II. City-center coordinates; the grandfather's house is not specified.

3. Family settlement in Beverly Hills

   1940-01-01 · Beverly Hills, California, United States

   After a brief stay in Pacific Palisades, Taylor's family settled in Beverly Hills, where she attended Hawthorne School. The article places this after Francis Taylor's early-1940 move to Los Angeles; no more precise settlement date is supplied.

4. Marriage to Conrad Hilton Jr.

   1950-05-06 · Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills, California, United States

   Taylor married Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr. in a highly publicized MGM-organized ceremony.

5. Marriage to Michael Wilding

   1952-02-21 · Caxton Hall, Westminster, London, England

   

   Taylor married British actor Michael Wilding in a low-key London ceremony.

6. Filming Giant in Marfa

   1955-01-01 · Marfa, Texas, United States

   Taylor worked on George Stevens's Giant in Marfa, a demanding production that became one of her important mid-1950s films. The biography identifies the filming period as 1955 but does not provide a more precise date.

7. Marriage to Eddie Fisher

   1959-05-12 · Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

   

   Taylor married singer Eddie Fisher following the death of her third husband, Mike Todd.

8. Filming BUtterfield 8 in New York

   1960-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

   Taylor completed her final MGM film, BUtterfield 8, after securing a condition that it be filmed in New York. City coordinates are used because the biography specifies New York but not a particular filming site.

9. Cleopatra production at Pinewood Studios

   1960-09-01 · Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England

   Taylor began work on Cleopatra's original British production at Pinewood Studios. The September 1960 precision is supported; Taylor's exact first day on set is not separately stated.

10. Hospitalization at the London Clinic

    1960-11-13 · The London Clinic, Marylebone, London, England

    During the troubled first Cleopatra production, Taylor was rushed to the London Clinic with a severe fever.

11. Yacht visit at Ischia

    1962-01-01 · Ischia, Campania, Italy

    While filming Cleopatra in Italy, Taylor was photographed with Richard Burton on a yacht at Ischia, confirming their affair to the press. The biography dates the Italian filming and affair to 1962 but does not give a more precise date for the yacht photograph.

12. Cleopatra scene with Richard Burton

    1962-01-22 · Cinecittà Studios, Rome, Italy

    Taylor and Richard Burton filmed their first Cleopatra scene together during the Rome production, an event central to their public relationship. The source places this filming sequence under “Filming resumes in Rome”; Cinecittà is used as the documented Rome production site.

13. Elizabeth Taylor in London filming

    1963-01-01 · Westminster Bridge, London, England

    Taylor filmed a London television special in which she revisited her birthplace and recited English literary and historical texts at city landmarks. Westminster Bridge is one of several named London filming backdrops; the source does not date the location filming more precisely than 1963.

14. Divorce from Eddie Fisher

    1964-03-05 · Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

    Taylor obtained her divorce from Eddie Fisher in Puerto Vallarta shortly before marrying Richard Burton. City-center coordinates; the specific legal venue is not stated.

15. Marriage to Richard Burton

    1964-03-15 · Ritz-Carlton Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Taylor married Richard Burton in a private ceremony ten days after her divorce from Eddie Fisher.

16. Filming The Sandpiper at Big Sur

    1965-01-01 · Big Sur, California, United States

    Taylor made The Sandpiper with Richard Burton at Big Sur, an unusually prominent major-studio production filmed there. The source establishes Big Sur as the film location and Taylor as filmed in the production, but does not provide a more precise filming date or site.

17. Doctor Faustus performance

    1966-01-01 · Oxford, England

    Taylor made her first stage appearance, as Helen of Troy, in a benefit performance with Richard Burton. Oxford city-center coordinates; the exact theatre is not identified.

18. Filming The Taming of the Shrew

    1967-01-01 · Dino De Laurentiis Studios, Rome, Italy

    Taylor co-produced and starred as Katherina opposite Burton in Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare adaptation. The film is dated 1967; the source does not give individual shooting dates.

19. Filming The Only Game in Town

    1970-01-01 · Paris, France

    Taylor worked in Paris on George Stevens's final feature, The Only Game in Town, while Burton was working nearby. Paris city-center coordinates; the soundstage is not named.

20. Remarriage to Richard Burton

    1975-10-10 · Kasane, Botswana

    After their first divorce, Taylor and Burton reconciled and remarried in Botswana.

21. Kennedy Center performance

    1981-01-01 · John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Taylor appeared at the Kennedy Center following a performance of The Little Foxes and was photographed with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. The image caption supplies the year but not a more precise date.

22. Broadway opening of The Little Foxes

    1981-05-01 · Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

    

    Taylor undertook her first substantial stage role as Regina Giddens in a Broadway production of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. Broadway district coordinates are used because the biography does not name the theatre.

23. West End run of The Little Foxes

    1982-01-01 · West End, London, England

    Taylor continued her stage work by taking The Little Foxes to London's West End. The phrase “the following year” follows the 1981 Broadway production; West End district coordinates are representative.

24. Private Lives pre-Broadway run

    1983-04-01 · Shubert Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Taylor and Burton headlined a pre-Broadway revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives in Boston.

25. Private Lives on Broadway

    1983-05-01 · Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

    Taylor and Burton transferred their Private Lives revival to Broadway after the Boston run.

26. Treatment at Betty Ford Center

    1983-12-01 · Betty Ford Center, Rancho Mirage, California, United States

    Taylor entered treatment for alcohol and prescription-drug addiction, becoming the first celebrity to openly admit herself to the clinic. The card begins in December 1983; her documented seven-week stay continued into January 1984.

27. Senate testimony on HIV/AIDS

    1986-01-01 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    Taylor testified before the United States Senate in support of the Ryan White Care Act, bringing her celebrity to AIDS-policy advocacy. The source supplies the year but not hearing dates; the Capitol is used as the Senate's seat.

28. House Budget Committee testimony

    1990-01-01 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Taylor appeared before the House Budget Committee to testify on HIV/AIDS funding. The image caption provides the year but not a more precise hearing date.

29. Marriage to Larry Fortensky

    1991-10-06 · Neverland Ranch, Los Olivos, California, United States

    Taylor married construction worker Larry Fortensky at the Neverland Ranch of her friend Michael Jackson.

30. Presidential Citizens Medal ceremony

    2001-01-08 · White House South Lawn, Washington, D.C., United States

    President Bill Clinton presented Taylor with the Presidential Citizens Medal in recognition of her public service and AIDS advocacy. The National Archives description dates the ceremony January 8, 2001.

31. Love Letters AIDS benefit

    2007-01-01 · Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Taylor gave her final public performance, appearing with James Earl Jones in Love Letters for an AIDS benefit. The source supplies the year but not a more precise performance date.

32. Death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    2011-03-23 · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Taylor died from congestive heart failure after a final hospitalization in Los Angeles.