The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (79 page)

love affairs and boyfriends
: Bernstein, Carl, 362–63; Breen, Tommy, 21, 60; Darmanian, Peter, 321–22; Davis, Glenn, 21–27; Donen, Stanley, 59, 60, 61, 64, 69; Finch, Peter, 77, 168–69; Forbes, Malcolm, 376–78, 381–82, 387; Goldblum, Jeff, 441–442; Hamilton, George, 371–73, 376, 377, 387, 394, 442; Herman, Harvey, 323; Hughes, Howard, 27– 28, 60–61, 70; Lawford, Christopher, 306–10; Lerner, Max, 153; Loew, Arthur, Jr., 21, 60; Luna, Victor Gonzales, 349–50, 355, 356, 419; Mature, Victor, 105; McClory, Kevin, 112, 113–14, 117, 118; Onassis, Aristotle, 299–300; Pawley, William D., Jr., 25–26, 28–29, 49; pseudonymous, 239; Reynolds, Burt, 367, 413, 419; Schwartz, Cary, 423, 426, 428; Sinatra, Frank, 105, 107, 176, 205, 216; Steiger, Rod, 405–407, 413, 417, 418, 421, 423, 441, 446; Stein, Dennis, 361–63; Thompson, Marshall, 19–20; Wynberg, Henry, 310, 312, 315, 316–17, 318, 322, 323, 375; Zahedi, Ardeshir, 325, 326
pets
: dogs, 224, 244–45, 303, 323, 334, 362, 394; Maltese terrier, Sugar, 394, 403, 424, 430; menagerie, 211, 262, 416; parrot, Alvin, 362; Yorkshire terrier, Theresa, 155
religion and spirituality
: conversion to Judaism, 157–58; near conversion to Roman Catholicism, 50, 52; prayer, 411
residences
: Bel Air estate (former Nancy Sinatra house), 337, 385, 415–16; Bel Air Hotel, 57; Beverly Estate Drive, Beverly Hills, 80, 106–108; bungalow, Beverly Hills Hotel, 122, 150; Casa Kimberly, 209, 210, 261, 263, 265, 272, 314, 315; Chalet Ariel, 203, 246, 261, 268, 281, 283, 291, 313–14, 321, 355, 373, 387, 397; Copa de Oro Road, Bel Air, 155; Gresham Hotel, Dublin, 226; Lancaster Hotel, Paris, 223–24; London townhouse (leased), 339; Malibu beach house, 12–13, 20; North Elm Drive, Beverly Hills, 6; Regency Hotel, NYC, 220–21; S Street house, Georgetown, 330; Schuyler Road, Coldwater Canyon, 134–35, 140–44, 149–50; Summitridge, Beverly Hills, 75; Wilshire Blvd apartment, 60;
Todd, Mike
: abuse by and fighting, 118, 123, 127, 130, 133, 136, 137, 400; courtship of, 117–18, 122–25; death and funeral of, 141–47; first meeting, 114; grieving over, 147–50, 163; marriage, 126–43; sexual attraction and, 62, 115, 124–25, 127, 128; wedding, 126–27;
wardrobe
, xvi, 20, 217–18; birthday party, fifty-fifth, 371–72; Cannes Film Festival, 1999, 426;
Cleopatra
, 180–81;
Cleopatra
contract signing, 168; Clinton White House millennium celebration, 429; date, France, 252–53; Forbes party, 377; funeral, Malcom Forbes, 387; funeral, Mike Todd, 145; funeral, Rock Hudson, 368;
Giant
costumes, 87–88; going-away dress, Hilton honeymoon, 54–55;
Heiress
premiere, 32; jewelry, 28, 49, 51, 124, 126, 128, 130, 187, 195, 215, 216, 225, 243–44, 253, 267–68, 284, 295, 303, 313, 325, 350, 362, 372, 376, 378;
Little Foxes, The
, 333; 1982; meeting with Nicky Hilton, 44; movie premiere, Paris, 130; 1949 Academy Award ceremony, 26; 1955 Academy Award ceremony, 79; 1959 Academy Aware ceremony, 163; 1970 Academy Award ceremony, 269–70; 1988 Academy Award ceremony, 380–81; pool wear, 367; Wales visit, 358; wedding dress, Burton (1), 215; wedding dress, Burton (2), 319; wedding dress, Fisher, 158; wedding dress, Fortensky, 392, 425; wedding dress, Hilton, 54, 425; wedding dress, Todd, 126; wedding dress, Wilding, 73
Washington, D.C., and John Warner
: campaigns for Warner, 327–29; Kissinger introduces her to community, 324; sells Taylor-Burton diamond to finance campaign, 327; trips to New York and club scene, 326, 329, 331; Warner, John W., and 62, 326–31, 332–33, 334, 389, 395; Zahedi, Ardeshir, and, 325, 326
Wilding, Michael
: bisexuality of, 25, 67, 68–69, 70–72; breakdown of relationship with, 79, 82, 91, 95–96, 104, 105, 111–12, 117–18; children with, 75–79, 81, 112, 123, 124, 175–76; continuing relationship, post-divorce, 209, 294; courtship by, 66–72; death of, 331–32; divorce, 118–19, 124, 126; first meeting, 24; marriage, 74–82, 95–96, 99, 107–108, 115; sex and, 62, 66, 69; wedding, 73–74

Taylor, Francis (father), 3–4, 11, 25, 49, 51, 52, 53, 62, 126, 195, 213, 226–27, 260–61

Taylor, Frank, 8, 31, 63, 65, 184, 185, 197, 232

Taylor, Howard (brother), 3, 12, 13, 48, 57, 126, 146, 149, 210, 261, 263, 294

Taylor, Mara Regan (sister-inlaw), 48, 54, 57, 126, 148, 158, 210, 261

Taylor, Robert, 23–24, 65

Taylor, Sara (mother), 2–5, 11–13, 27–28, 32, 36, 45, 47, 51, 52, 55, 58, 101–102, 126, 158, 195, 213, 261, 270, 272, 294, 306, 322, 392, 402

Taylor, Simmy, 261–62, 263

Taylor, Zak, 350

Temple, Gertrude, 11

Temple, Shirley, 5, 11, 15

Ten Commandments, The
, 128

Thalberg, Irving, Jr., 201

That’s Entertainment
, 309

Thau, Benny, 12, 158

There Must Be a Pony
(TV movie), 370

There Shall Be No Night
, 36

There’s One Born Every Minute
, 4

Theroux, Paul, 5, 410

Thompson, Barbara, 48, 54, 57

Thompson, Howard, 301

Thompson, Marshall, 19–20, 48, 57

Thompson, Tommy, 61

Thornton, Billy Bob, 411–12

Three Faces of Eve, The
, 148

Thrill of a Romance
, 1

Thunderball
, 113

Tierney, Gene, 27

Time
magazine, 18, 27, 157

Titanic
, 201

Tito, Marshal, 281, 282

Tivey, Hap, 355, 357, 369

Todd, Bertha Freshman, 121–22

Todd, Elizabeth Frances “Liza,” 134, 136, 141, 145, 151, 178, 179, 207, 210, 213, 223–24, 234, 239, 245, 261–62, 263, 281, 294, 302, 309, 322, 330, 343, 355–56, 357, 369

Todd, Mike: abuse of women, 118, 121–22, 400; airplane,
The Lucky Liz
, 137–38, 140–42; appearance, 117; background, 114, 145; Broadway productions, 114; character and personality, 113, 114, 117–18; death and funeral of, 141–47; Keyes, Evelyn, and, 114–15, 117, 118; money and, 124, 125, 132, 135, 137; movie industry, Cinerama, and Todd-AO, 113, 122, 135, 148; Taylor, Elizabeth, and, 62, 113–43, 423

Todd, Mike, Jr., 27, 113, 122, 126, 135–36, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 153, 158, 221

Todd, Sarah, 136, 149

Tomlinson, Don, 117

Torch Song
, 76

Tracy, Spencer, 33, 51–52, 53, 63, 64, 84, 120, 298

Tramont, Jean Claude, 304–305

Traub, Marvin 373

Tree, Iris, 39

Trocadero, 20

Trotsky
, 282

Trudeau, Garry, 329

Trudeau, Margaret, 329

True Grit
, 269

Trump, Donald, 378, 446

Tugrul, Bulent, xviii

Turner, Lana, 7, 16, 76

Turnupseed, Donald Gene, 100

Turnure, Pamela, 221

Twentieth Century-Fox, 4, 5;

Cleopatra
and, 164, 166, 167–75, 177, 182–202; financial problems, 175, 177, 199, 246; lawsuits against, 200, 201–202; management problems, 167–68, 169–70, 193–94, 199–200

20/20
, 407

Two Weeks in Another Town
, 190

Tynan, Kenneth, 65, 67, 169

United Artists, 42

Universal Studios, 4, 84, 85, 98

Urban Cowboy
, 31

Uris, Leon, 67

Ustinov, Peter, 297

Vadim, Roger, 307

Valery, Paul, 289

Valva, John, 191–92

Vampira (Maila Nurmi), 92

Van Cleef & Arpels, 284, 313

Van Svillen, Gabby, 289

Verner, Bill, 140, 141

Vignale, Raymond, 281–82, 303–304, 317

Vikings, The
, 131

Villain
, 277

VIPs, The
, 203–204

Visconti, Luchino, 304

Voluck; Sondra, 57 von Furstenberg, Diane, 392 von Furstenberg, Ira, 316

Vreeland, Diana, 329

Wagner
, 339–40

Wagner, Robert (R. J.), 156, 177, 186, 336, 370, 394, 443, 444

Wakeman, Olive, 50

Walker, Alexander, 69

Walker, Nancy, 109, 121, 232

Wall, Roger, 62

Walters, Barbara, 62, 252, 326, 331, 333, 387, 407, 423, 424, 425, 458

Wanger, Walter, 63–64, 166–68, 169, 170, 183, 184, 188, 192, 193, 199, 200, 221

Ward, Freda Dudley, 235

Ward, Skip, 209, 210

Wardle, Irving, 231

Warhol, Andy, 62, 286, 310–12, 316, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 380

Warner, Jack, 229, 230–31

Warner, John W., 62, 326–31, 332–33, 334, 389, 395

Warner Bros. Studios, 13, 83, 84–87, 96–98, 101–102; breaches censorship code for
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
229–30

Warwick, Dionne, 372

Wasserman, Dale, 170

Wasserman, Lew, 104, 421

Waterbury, Ruth, 160

Waterloo
, 407

Waterworld
, 201

Wayne, Jane Ellen, 152

Wayne, John, 167, 174, 176, 269, 270

Weaver, Sigourney, 419

Weiler, A. H., 41–42

Weinberg, Chester, 373

Weintraub, Bernard, 277

Welch, Raquel, 293, 296

Weller, Peter, 21

Welles, Orson, 6–7, 60, 114

West, Mae, 309

Westmore, Anne, 54, 57

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
, 300

What’s It All About
(Caine), 277

Where Eagles Dare
, 240–42

White, Gordon, 371

White Cliffs of Dover, The
, 7

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
, 10, 228–30, 311

Wilcox, Herbert, 68, 73

Wilder, Billy, 3

Wilder, Thornton, 36

Wilding, Andrew (grandson), 380

Wilding, Brooke Palance, 337–38, 380

Wilding, Caleb (grandson), 380

Wilding, Christopher Edward (son), 78, 81, 92, 94, 128, 136, 140, 141, 143, 145, 175–76, 178, 204, 207, 210, 213, 223–24, 237, 239–40, 245, 261–62, 263, 294, 302, 322, 332, 337, 343, 357, 369, 414