“if i had my life to live over again, i’d live it the same way. maybe a few changes here or there, but nothing special. the truth is, honey, i’ve enjoyed my life. i’ve had a hell of a good time.”
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Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956.Opting for a classic style, Elizabeth Taylor wore a lace and ivory satin dress, with a full skirt and pearl embroidery. The wedding dress went down in fashion history and was eventually sold at auction at Christie's on June 26.
In 1950, barely 18 year-old Elizabeth Taylor married Conrad Hilton, heir to the famous hotel chain, in a ceremony in Los Angeles attended by over 700 guests.
For the all-important dress, the actress hired costume designer Helen Rose, whose dressmaking skill would earn her two Oscars for work on films The Bad and the Beautiful and I'll Cry Tomorrow, and who would go on to design the wedding dress for Grace Kelly's marriage to +
"Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have." - James Dean.