Elizabeth Taylor part 1

Elizabeth Taylor: From Child Star to Independent Woman - The Early Years
Join Queens Podcast as we explore the early life and career of Elizabeth Taylor. Yes, you may know her as an icon, but do you know how she got there?
Today we're bringing baby Elizabeth from London to Hollywood and all the drama in between. Cheers!
00:00 Introduction and Content Warning by That Wasn't In My Textbook (thatwasntinmytextbook.com)
02:13 Introducing Elizabeth Taylor
2:46 Cocktail
13:35 Elizabeth's Move to Hollywood
18:02 Elizabeth's First Acting Contract
18:42 The Studio System in the 1940s
22:51 Landing the Role in Lassie
25:18 The Breakthrough Role: National Velvet
32:07 The Dark Side of Hollywood
37:01 Confronting MGM's Louis B. Mayer
44:09 A Tumultuous Marriage with Nicky Hilton
55:39 Elizabeth Taylor's Independence and Career Growth
Sources:

• Elizabeth Taylor's Birthchart (astro-charts.com/persons/chart/elizabeth-taylor)

• Elizabeth the First podcast (open.spotify.com/show/5aOir7L37e1X3hQ0wsgERh?s…)

• Elizabeth Taylor discusses childhood abuse (sfgate.com/entertainment/article/taylor-tells-…)

• LA Times article about her divorce (documents.latimes.com/taylor-divorces-conrad-h…)

• About her friendship with Montgomery Clift (elizabethtaylor.com/elizabeth-taylor-and-montg…)

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