I am more devastated than I thought I would be regarding the death of Elizabeth Taylor. Not only was she an extraordinary actress, beauty, and philanthropist; she was one of the last great living Hollywood legends. They don't make a breed of actor like Elizabeth Taylor anymore and I cannot really think of anyone today that even compares to the likes of Elizabeth, Grace Kelly, Katherine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and one of the few left, Lauren Bacall. I think this rings true for the male actors of today; there are no Cary Grants', Jimmy Stewarts', and Paul Newmans': this coming from a hardcore lover of leading men like George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, and man of my dreams Leonardo DiCaprio.
The death of Elizabeth Taylor at least helped me see that not all of old hollywood is lost on my generation, I was pleasantly surprised at the outpouring of grief and remembrance of her great films like Giant, A Place in the Sun, Butterfield8, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and one of my all-time favorite films, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; on ONTD. Her death makes me thankful that I have parents who fostered my love of film by watching the great films of the 40s, 50s, and 60s; I'm afraid of the day when people forget about these films or begin to, and I've heard some already do, trash these films as the past and their prestige, acclaim, and lore only stems from their age and not their content.
Enough of my rant and ramble, here are some images of one of the most beautiful women to ever have graced this earth, the late, great Elizabeth Taylor.
did you see that ny times obit of her was little over 4 thousand words!!!
ReplyDeleteps...i wish woman and men still looked like the above mentioned...there are no classy beauties left in the world it feels like. i want a man who looks like a young paul newman or marlon brando. so handsome.
ReplyDeleteomg Paul Newman is my dream looks man, give him Jimmy Stewart's voice and I am slayed.
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