Persian Realm

Hollywood's Iconic Star Elizabeth Taylor visits Iran and Stops at Isfahan's Chehel Setoon ( aka 40 Pillars) a splendour of Safavid Architecture.  But as You can see in the photo with a huge movie Star of International status as Taylor was at the time even a Private Visit doesn't pass unnoticed ...

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79. (see Related News)

Elizabeth Taylor in IRAN 1976 (Photo Exhibition):

The peak of her film career came in the 1950s and 1960s, with four Oscar nominations in a row from 1958 to 1961.She lost out in her first three attempts - for Raintree County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Suddenly, Last Summer - but triumphed at her fourth attempt with Butterfield 8.Her second Oscar came in 1967 for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, one of 12 films with Burton.She met the actor while filming 1963's Cleopatra - which became notorious as one of the most expensive films of all time, but which also sparked one of Hollywood's greatest romances.Taylor had already been married four times - to Conrad Hilton, Michael Wilding, Michael Todd and Eddie Fisher - before she wed Burton in 1964.Their tempestuous relationship saw them divorce and remarry in 1975 before she moved on to further marriages with John W Warner and Larry Fortensky.Her health problems began with a fall while filming her first hit film, National Velvet, which led to a lifetime of back problems.A rare strain of pneumonia almost killed her in 1961 and she also battled addictions to alcohol and painkillers.In the 1990s, she endured two hip replacement operations and another near-fatal bout of pneumonia and survived surgery for a benign brain tumour in 1997.In 2004, it was revealed that she was suffering from congestive heart failure, with symptoms including fatigue and shortness of breath, and scoliosis, which twisted her spine.

Barbara Walters Special (1974): 

But she continued to campaign for her Aids charity, which she set up in 1991 after the death of her friend and co-star Rock Hudson.

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Cleopatra in Persia: In Tribute to Liz Taylor
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Hollywood's Iconic Star Elizabeth Taylor visits Iran and Stops at Isfahan's Chehel Setoon ( aka 40 Pillars) a splendour of Safavid Architecture.  But as You can see in the photo with a huge movie Star of International status as Taylor was at the time even a Private Visit doesn't pass unnoticed ...

Chehel Setoon isfahan a Visited Tour:

Chehel Setoon isfahan Part II:

Taylor was a good friend of Iran's US Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi whom she courted for a brief period in the 1970's shortly after her divorce with Richard Burton. Legend say's that Cleopatra, hid herself in a Persian carpet and it was presented to Caesar by one of her servants. When she rolled out of the carpet, Caesar was charmed.

Trailer of Cleopatra (1961) Joseph L. Mankiewicz Hollywood Extravaganza Starring an All Star Cast: Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and Elizabeth Taylor amongst others:

Duke Ellington - Isfahan:

Beautiful Film on Isfahan Half of the World:

A CG movie inspired by the Persian Architecture, by Cristóbal Vila. Go to www.etereaestudios.com for more info:

Cleopatra Enters Rome:

It is said that Cleopatra, hid herself in a Persian carpet and it was presented to Caesar by one of her servants. When she rolled out of the carpet, Caesar was charmed.

Cleopatra Movie Highlights:

Elizabeth Taylor ( At the time married to Eddie Fisher) winning Best Actress for "Butterfield 8" after an introduction by Bob Hope and Yul Brynner:

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Other Movies with former husband Richard Burton:

The Taming of the Shrew (1967):

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

The Sandpiper (1965):

Boom (1968) based on a play by Tennessee Williams:

Related Pictory:

pictory: Elizabeth Taylor Greeted by Iranian Film Stars in Tehran (1975)

pictory: Elizabeth Taylor Inaugurates Iran Air Flight: Tehran-L.A. (1975)

Related Blogs:

NBC Television's Profile of Ardeshir Zahedi (Dec 1st, 1974) 

MEMORABLE INTERVIEWS: Richard Burton on The Dick Cavett Show (July 1980)