Topic: Cleopatra (Movie)

Beautiful Ruins

Jess Walter's new novel combines a pair of love stories, wicked comedy, Hollywood legend, and a poorly named hotel.

In Pictures Is this the end of news?

How Elizabeth Taylor invented modern celebrity

Nowadays, all public celebrities have causes. But not before Elizabeth Taylor. With her advocacy for AIDS research, she made taking very public, very controversial stands acceptable.
03/24/2011 08:06 pm

Decoder Wire Mr. Elizabeth Taylor goes to Washington

When John Warner, Elizabeth Taylor's sixth husband (or seventh, depending how you count), campaigned for the US Senate in 1978, the movie star played a new role: candidate wife.
03/24/2011 03:18 pm

In Elizabeth Taylor, a remarkable blend of beauty and tenacity

Elizabeth Taylor's early roles featured only her beauty, but her career – and her fearless embrace of controversial issues – matured until she won three Oscars, including one for humanitarian work.
03/23/2011 06:19 pm

Elizabeth Taylor remembered for her roles, both on and off the big screen

Elizabeth Taylor, the actress whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday.
03/23/2011 04:20 pm

In Pictures Elizabeth Taylor remembered

Chapter & Verse Cleopatra: the true story

"Cleopatra" biographer Stacy Schiff talks about the real face of one of the most powerful women ever to live.
12/07/2010 03:53 pm

Eddie Fisher remembered for pop songs, movies, and marriages

Eddie Fisher sold millions of records in the 1950s with 32 hit songs. He married five times, including to movie stars Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor. Fisher died Wednesday and is survived by two daughters who followed him into acting.
09/24/2010 10:23 am

'Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt'

Who was Cleopatra? British historian Joyce Tyldesley tries to tell us.
11/14/2008 12:00 am