Elizabeth Taylor’s life and legacy is being examined in an upcoming hourlong special.
“Elizabeth Taylor is the first influencer,” says YouTuber, podcaster and author Shan Boodram in the trailer. “‘This is who I am; this is what I do.’ She was very passionate, very fire-driven … falling in love many times over.”
The trailer, set toMiley Cyrus' hit song “Flowers,” finds Taylor’s admirers discussing her passion for love and sex and cultural influence from a young age. One commentator compares the actress' influential career toTaylor Swift’s in modern times, whileFran Dreschersays, “I wanted to look like her, I wanted to sound like her.”
An official synopsis for the ABC News special describes Taylor, who died in March 2011 at the age of 79, as “the blueprint for modern celebrity culture.”
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Taylor appeared in her first movie, 1942’sThere’s One Born Every Minute, at just 9 years old and subsequently set out on an extraordinary acting career that lasted nearly six decades. In that time, she won twoOscarsfor Best Actress and was nominated for the award on three more occasions.
Taylor was also a mother to four children; she shared sons Michael and Christopher with her second husband Michael Wilding in addition to her daughters Liza Todd and Maria Burton.
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“I know I’ve had an extraordinary life,” Taylor once told the late journalistBarbara Waltersduring an interview, according to an ABC News press release. “I realized that it’s like a soap opera. It’s not like an ordinary life at all.”
In addition to an appearance fromThe Nannystar Drescher, the special includes interviews with Rosie O’Donnell, Camilla Belle, Melissa Rivers and Dita von Teese, as well as biographer Kate Andersen Brower, former PEOPLE editor Larry Hackett, and José Eber, a celebrity hairstylist and friend of Taylor’s.
Superstar: Elizabeth Taylorairs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC and will begin streaming on Hulu the next day.
source: people.com
