Elizabeth Taylor - Cleopatra - by Richard Bassett

Cleopatra" started pre-production in 1958 and it was released in 1963. And it is a film that urge everyone to see. Prepare to spend an evening at home. It is a very long but interesting film (despite what critics say). It was said to be the most expensive movie that 20th Century Fox made...and Dame Elizabeth Taylor walked away with seven million dollars. She discovered how to be a shrewd businesswoman. Maybe an attribute that Mike Todd had instilled in her. But there is a new generation of Elizabeth Taylor fame who believe that her career started with "Cleopatra". I receive messages from them every day. They do not know the history that Elizabeth Taylor had had pre 1963. And it was quite a history. This new generation of Elizabeth Taylor fans know her from her HIV/AIDS Fundraising, which is a cause that Elizabeth was put on this Earth to fight. She readily states that at the conception of AIDS, she (as Hollywood) thought that it was a horrible disease, killing lovely people that she had known and worked with. With the help of Dr.Mathilde Krim, they created AmFAR (The American Foundation of AIDs Research) in 1985. Elizabeth served as Chairwoman of the Board for AmFar for many years. She went on to created fundraising events at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993...again, raising millions of dollars every year. Her own foundation sends money to AIDS Service Organizations all over the world for direct client/patient care. Dame Elizabeth Taylor was Queen of The Nile, but now she is an angel, here, on Earth. Please remember to donate if you can.
By Richard Bassett, *2008

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[mickie1916]

I LOVE ET AND THOUGH A YEAR HAS ALMOST PASSED IT STILL SADDENS ME SO

[Renee20ful]

@Believe777Child

[Renee20ful]

@Believe777Child i know you did i loved her too her fans loved her hun we all miss her aswell don't give up be brave you have true fans thats out there too dear. :) stay strong and stay safe dear. :)

[Believe777Child]

I love Elizabeth Taylor

[Raybanmonster]

@relish5k

OK thats faily interesting view and on the whole acceptable, I guess we may never know in the end because afterall race isnt a scientific taxonomic subclass, so it doesnt actually in the end mean very much so I feel we may never know, but she did exist and only for a veruy short time considering the whole thousands of years Egypt was around. I just think it outlandish that so many because of Liz Taylor think it was a Europeanised place, thats my point, it so wasnt, it was BLACK

[relish5k]

@Raybanmonster I am aware of that, but considering the inbreeding of the Ptolemy family and the fact that Cleopatra was the first regent who bothered to learn Egyptian, I don't know if it was all that mixed. So while I don't think the actual Cleopatra had what some may consider typical African features, Elizabeth Taylor was not at all an accurate casting choice! I think the Cleopatra they pick in 'Rome' was more accurate, if not quite so appealing. However I appreciate your input! :)

[Raybanmonster]

@relish5k Cleopatra was a decendant of a greek, AND she was MIXED RACE. Get you facts straight.

[relish5k]

@Raybanmonster Cleopatra was actually Greek.

[Raybanmonster]

Enjoy it, because history is fast claiming this depiction to be a racist mistake. Cleopatra was mixed race with brown eyes. It was an insult to Africa that they portrayed my history with a white woman with no black features. Imagine, Halle berry playing the Queen of England. lol Lizzy was great and beautiful, but the casting was a terrible mistake and history is catching up with it.

[exotica81]

@lippy170 Who cares?