“I’ve been through it all, baby. I’m Mother Courage.” Elizabeth Taylor has been through the worst of it with her numerous marriages and illnesses, but she toughed it out and kept pushing forward. Her “I can conquer the world” attitude got her through all of the obstacles she faced. Elizabeth stayed in the spotlight from the time she was nine years old until the day she died. Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a true, old-fashioned Hollywood celebrity that overcame many hardships in her life. Elizabeth Taylor, or Liz for short, was born February 27th, 1932 in Hampstead, London, England, UK to American parents, Sara Warmbrodt and Francis Taylor. In 1939, Elizabeth and her mother, Sara, left Hampstead and went to Los Angeles. Her father later …show more content…
Paparazzi flocked to her and reported her every move (Boman). She was known for her violet eyes, pale skin, and most importantly, her multiple marriages. Liz was married eight times to seven different men. Her most known marriage was to the actor, Richard Burton. The two stars met on the set of a film they starred in together. Burton was instantly consumed by Elizabeth’s beauty, but she felt differently about him. She thought him to be rude and arrogant. The two were still married at the time. Elizabeth soon fell victim, like many women before, to Richard’s witty charm, and they began to have an affair on the set of the film they were in. The crew covered for them with their spouses numerous times (Monger). After a while, they allowed their relationship to become public, but the world was against their relationship because of the issues it had. After Liz and Richard’s spouses finally gave them divorces, they were married in 1964. The couple faced hate from the public and problems within their home, but they felt like they were truly made for one another. Ten years later, the two divorced. Elizabeth had a health scare, and Richard realized that he couldn’t live without her, and they remarried in 1975. Like the first marriage, it failed, and they divorced months later. Although they were no longer together, Elizabeth and Richard’s love for each other still lived on. From the eight marriages, Liz had four children. One of the many other things
Julie Taymor was born on December 15, 1952 in Newton, Massachusetts. She is the youngest of four sisters. Her father, Melvin Lester Taymor, was a gynecologist. Her mother, Elizabeth Bernstein Taymor, was a teacher in political science. She like international folklore and mythology, and developed a passion for theater. Her early interest in theater helped in her success today. At an early age, Taymor and her sisters would set up shows and plays for her family and friends in their backyard. Then at the age of ten, she studied theater at Boston’s Children’s Theater.
In the late 1950’s, Warhol began to have the interest in painting. He painted his first well-known paintings, which was based on comics, and ads he found in 1961. The next year the big spots lights came on and he had his big introduction on the Campbell’s Soup Can series, which changed him completely. Shortly after, Warhol got the inspiration and started working on a large variety of movie star portraits, including Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, and the biggest of all Marilyn Monroe. Using screen-printing process, and knowing that Marilyn was one of the biggest deaths in a while, he decided to take that for granted and come up with this marvilent idea to make him go viral.
Sadly, Anne Boleyn, her mom, was on a charge of adultery in 1536 and executed.
Elizabeth was is an American but Mexican sculptor who was born on April 15, 1915 in Washington, D.C. She was a granddaughter of slaves, was naturally introduced to a white collar class from her parents John and Mary Carson Catlett, her dad was an educator at Tuskegee Institute as a math teacher. Mary her mother worked as a truant officer for the school system. John passed before she was born leaving her mother to raise her with her other two siblings.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol England in 1861 to Samuel and Hannah Blackwell. She was the third oldest of nine children. Her father Samuel held some liberal views for his day which included education and equal rights for women as well as being an abolitionist (Examiner, 2014). He encouraged his daughters to learn and hired private tutors and a governess to teach them. In 1832, when Elizabeth was eleven, the family moved from Bristol, England to New York City after her father lost his sugar refinery business in a fire.
Taylor Dohlman was born at Mercy Hospital, located in Mason City, Iowa, on May 23, 1997. She was the first child born to Michelle and Jim Dohlman. Taylor grew up outside of Rockford, a small town located in Iowa. She attended kindergarten at Rockford, but moved to Osage, Iowa in first-grade. From then on Taylor would spend the rest of her years attending Osage Schools. Dohlman has twin siblings, Trystan and Mady,
Elizabeth Griscom was born on January 1, 1752, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents are Rebecca James Griscom and Samuel Griscom. Elizabeth ’s nickname,that everyone calls her, is Betsy. Betsy is the eighth of seventeen children.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in 1821 in Bristol, England. She was one of nine children and her father was a very prosperous sugar refiner. Her family immigrated to New York City in 1832. Her family was very active in the abolitionist movement in New York. Her father’s refinery did not prosper and forced the family to move to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1838. Her father died shortly after this move and meant that the boys now needed to find work and the girls now needed to attend school. The Blackwells made
Elisabeth Elliot spoke these words through trials and tribulation. Through trials and devastating loss, Elisabeth Elliot dedicated her life to spread the Word of God with tremendous sacrifice and courageous love. Elisabeth Elliot was born on December 21, 1926 to missionary parents in Belgium. When she was only a few months old, her parents decided to go home to America.
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I is often referred to as "The Golden Age" of English history. Elizabeth was an immensely popular Queen, and her popularity has waned little with the passing of four hundred years. She is still one of the best-loved monarchs, and one of the most admired rulers of all time. She became a legend in her own lifetime, famed for her remarkable abilities and achievements. Yet, about Elizabeth the woman, we know very little. She is an enigma, and was an enigma to her own people.
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, into an influential family in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father helped found Amherst College, where Emily later attended between 1840 and 1846. She never married and died in the house where she was born on May 15, 1886.
Timothy William Burton was born on August 25, 1958, in Burbank, California. His father was a former minor league baseball player and his mother owned a cat gift shop. His younger brother was born in 1961. Although he grew up in a typical American family in a typical American suburb, Tim Burton really didn’t have a great childhood. He was
Audrey Kathleen Ruston-Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium on May 4th, 1929. She was born to John Victor Hepburn-Ruston, and the Baroness Ella
Agatha Christie was born in September 1890, Agatha Christie grew up in a middle-class environment in southwestern England, she spent her childhood in a happy environment surrounded by some powerful and independent women, Agatha Christie's mother learned about the importance of education and therefore encouraged Agatha to receive her education from home, she learned to play piano and play mandolin.
Jonathan Swift was born in the land of Dublin, Ireland on November 30th, 1667. Swift was born to English parents, Jonathan and Abigale Swift. Unfortunately, Swift’s father passed away before his son’s birth. At the age of three, Swift was raised by his late father’s family.