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Elizabeth Taylor And Richard Burton ‘Lived Like Members Of Royal Family’
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are said to have lived like “members of the royal family”.The actress, who died aged 79 in 2011, years after the passing of actor Richard, 58, in 1984, was famed...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 March 2024
Kevin Costner Thanks Richard Burton For Inspiring Him To Make It In Hollywood
Kevin Costner says Richard Burton gave him the confidence to make it Hollywood.'The Bodyguard' star was one of the biggest box office stars of the 1990s and he has now revealed that screen icon Burton...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 December 2022
Dame Elizabeth Taylor's Diamond Was Owned By The Ex-wife Of A Nazi
One of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's diamonds was once owned by the ex-wife of a Nazi war criminal.Richard Burton - who married and divorced the actress twice - bought the Asschercut stone for $305,000 in 1968,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 December 2022
Michael Sheen Credits Disney Movies For His Success
Michael Sheen credits watching Disney films for his success.The 52-year-old actor has been praised for portraying real-life figures such as former Prime Minister Tony Blair and broadcaster Sir David Frost in biographical movies and says...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 July 2021
Michael Sheen: Richard Burton And Anthony Hopkins Inspired My Acting Career
Michael Sheen was inspired to become an actor by Richard Burton and Sir Anthony Hopkins.The Welsh actor credits his countrymen for proving to him that it was possible to become a Hollywood star as they...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 June 2021
Matthew Rhys Has A New Level Of Respect For His Parents
Matthew Rhys thinks the coronavirus lockdown has given him a new level of appreciation for his parents.The 45-year-old actor - who has Sam, four, with actress Keri Russell - has admitted that parenting amid the...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 June 2020
Kevin Costner: 'Magic Moment With Richard Burton Cemented My Acting Dreams'
The Dances With Wolves star was jetting off on his honeymoon after marrying his first wife, Cindy, in 1978 when he realised he was on the same flight as one of his heroes....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 October 2015
Actor Richard Davies Dies
The veteran star passed away on 8 October (15), but no more details about his death were available as WENN went to press. During his career, he appeared opposite Sir Michael Caine...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 October 2015
Damian Lewis And Lily Rabe Tackle Richard Burton And Elizabeth Taylor In New Play
The Homeland star and American Horror Story actress took the stage at The New Yorker Festival on Sunday (04Oct15) for the first-ever reading of author Lawrence Wright's play, Cleo, which chronicles the making...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 October 2015
Jennifer Garner 'Furious' With Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Garner is ''furious'' with Jennifer Lopez.The '13 Going On 30' star - who announced her divorce from Ben Affleck last week - is reportedly fuming with the 'On The Floor' hitmaker, who previously dated...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 July 2015
Peter O'toole Funeral To Be Attended By Ex-wife Sian Phillips
Peter O'Toole's death on the 14th December has brought a renewed interest in the actor and his lengthy and illustrious career as well as people emerging from the fray to attest to the star's character...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 December 2013
'Burton And Taylor' Re-imagined By Carter & West, But Was There Any Chemistry?
It was the real-life and onscreen romance that fascinated millions and now the unique romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton has yet again been brought back to life in the BBC4 biopic, Burton and...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 July 2013
Bonham-carter And West As 'Burton And Taylor' - Bbc4'S Last Drama Hurrah [Pictures]
The BBC Four biopic Burton And Taylor will - as Drama Commissioning Controller Ben Stephenson puts it – see them "go out with a bang,” of original drama, anyway. The TV movie details the relationship...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 July 2013
"All The World's A Stage": Shakespeare's Globe To Take The Bard On Global Tour
Shakespeare's Hamlet, a play thought to have been originally penned in 1603, is going on tour as part of production company Shakespeare's Globe celebrating the 450th anniversary of the Bard's birth and 400 years since...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 July 2013
Dominic West Drank And Smoked To Excess For Richard Burton Role
British actor Dominic West took up drinking and smoking to excess in a bid to perfect Richard Burton's distinct vocal tones for a new drama.The Wire star plays the late actor opposite Helena Bonham Carter...
By WENN on 16 July 2013
Helena Bonham-carter And Dominic West In Bbc's Burton And Taylor Biopic: First Pic Released
Dominic West [L] As Richard Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter [R] as Elizabeth TaylorThe first picture has been released by the BBC showing Helena Bonham-Carter and Dominic West in full costume as one of Hollywood's most...
By Lauren James on 05 June 2013
Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Dress Up For Auction
Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress is up for auction.The shell-white satin gown the legendary Hollywood actress wore at the first of her eight weddings is expected to raise £50,000 when it is sold at Christie's...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 May 2013
Jessica Chastain Was Anxious To Wear Elizabeth Taylor's Necklace
Jessica Chastain found it ''scary'' wearing Elizabeth Taylor's necklace.The 'Zero Dark Thirty' actress wore the lavish Bulgari jewellery - which boasts a 65-carat centre stone - in honour of the late Hollywood icon at the...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 May 2013
Jessica Chastain Wears Elizabeth Taylor's Necklace
Jessica Chastain wore Elizabeth Taylor's necklace to the 'Cleopatra' screening at the Cannes Film Festival.The actress paid tribute to the late screen star for the film's 50th anniversary viewing last night (21.05.13) by wearing the...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 May 2013
Jessica Chastain To Host Special Cleopatra Screening
Actress Jessica Chastain is teaming up with the children of Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to host a special screening of the Hollywood stars' classic Cleopatra at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in France.Taylor's...
By WENN on 08 May 2013
Dominic West Studying Lindsay Lohan's Elizabeth Taylor Drama
British actor Dominic West has been studying Lindsay Lohan's panned Elizabeth Taylor mini-series as he prepares to play Richard Burton in a new U.K. Tv drama.West has signed up to star opposite Helena Bonham Carter...
By WENN on 18 March 2013
Richard Burton And Elizabeth Taylor Snuggle Up Together On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Richard Burton - who died in 1984, aged 58 and starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor in 11 films – has been received his very own star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, The BBC Reports.Speaking at...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 March 2013
Can Anne Hathaway Outdo Elizabeth Taylor In 'The Taming Of The Shrew'?
Anne Hathaway is likely to pick up the Best Supporting Actress prize at the Oscars in February, though it's likely she'll be competing for Best Actress upon the release of writer Abi Morgan's adaptation...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 January 2013
An Inspired Choice - Lindsay Lohan As Elizabeth Taylor Works For All The Wrong Reasons
It looks as though the decision to cast Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz and Dick was both an inspired choice and a terrible one, all at once. The very idea that Lohan may...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 November 2012
Grant Bowler: Working With Lohan Was Maddening
Grant Bowler found working with Lindsay Lohan an ''exercise in patience''.The Australian actor thinks filming 'Liz & Dick' - in which he plays Richard Burton to her Dame Elizabeth Taylor - should have run ''smoother''...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 November 2012
Lindsay Lohan In Liz And Dick, Bitten Off More Than She Could Chew?
The run up to Lifetime's Elizabeth Taylor biopic Liz & Dick has been as controversial as Liz's own life, and as anticipated as any of her movies. Sadly, all this hype has largely been due...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 November 2012
‘Liz And Dick’ Date Announced: Lindsay Lohan Movie Will Premiere In November
Lindsay Lohan’s Liz & Dick will premiere on Lifetime on November 25, 2012. Amidst the persistent tabloid dramas, it’s easy to forget that Lindsay Lohan has been trying to revive her ailing career. However, the...
By Hayley Avron on 02 October 2012
Lindsay Lohan Relates To Liz Taylor
Lindsay Lohan relates to Elizabeth Taylor.The 26-year-old actress plays the late screen icon in upcoming TV movie 'Liz & Dick' and she claims she found it easy to play the character because she can identify...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 September 2012
Fans Get Sneak Peak Into Lindsay Lohan ‘Liz & Dick’ Film
Lindsay Lohan has given fans their first peak at the upcoming TV movie Liz & Dick with a brand new teaser trailer of the biopic of the former screen siren Elizabeth Taylor and her tumultuous...
By Joe Wilde on 21 September 2012
Arrested In New York After Hit And Run: Is Lindsay Lohan In Trouble Again?
Oh no Lindsay Lohan, what is Judge Sautner going to say? The controversial star was kept on a tight disciplinary leash by the judge during her probation period relating to her infamous jewellery theft case...
By Contributor on 19 September 2012
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