Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life

图书标准信息

• 作者 Joseph Papa 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2011-04
• ISBN 9780062008398
• 定价 142.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

FromthetimesheappearedinNationalVelvet,thefilmthatsky-rocketedhertointernationalfameatagetwelvein1944,untilherdeathin2011,ElizabethTaylorsbeauty,allure,andpersonalstrengthcaptivatedtheworld.Inacareerthatspannedmorethansixtyyears,shebroughtherrawtalentandmagnetismtobearinnow-classicfilmssuchasFatheroftheBride,Suddenly,LastSummer,CatonaHotTinRoof,Giant,Cleopatra,andWhosAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?.Offscreen,shelivedjustaspassionately.Thatintensitybroughtherenormousjoyandpain-andnotoriety,whetheritwasfromhervastcollectionsofextraordinaryfinejewelleryandarttoherbattleswithaddictionandillheath,fromherinternationallyrecognizedhumanitarianeffortsonbehalfofAIDStoherscandalousloveaffairsandsevenhighlyscrutinizedmarriages.Thisanthology-illustratedwithmorethan30gorgeousimagesofthestarthroughouthercareerandpersonallife-revealsthecandourandhonestywithwhichtheactressledherextraordinarylife.Whetherwittyorpoignant,thesewordsarealwaysdemonstrativeofhergenerous,unapologetic,andfiercelydeterminednature,reflectingtheessenceofagreatstarandlegendarymodernwoman.

【作者简介】

JosephPapaisapublicistandwriterlivinginNewYorkCity.AnativeofRichmond,Virginia,heisaformersocietypagecolumnistfortheRichmondTimes-Dispatch.Thisishisfirstbook.