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Paying tribute to actor DeForest Kelley, who for nearly 60 years has represented the true heart of 'Star Trek.'

After ten years of marriage, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were divorced in June 1974. Their intense passion for each other had dissolved into drunken arguments, fights and tantrums.

By Steve FlairtyNKyTribune columnistIn last week’s column, I wrote about seeing the premier performance of a Kentucky-based film, Bluegrass Spirits, one written and directed by Kentucky native

Elizabeth Taylor, in full Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, (born February 27, 1932, London, England—died March 23, 2011, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American motion picture actress noted for her unique beauty and her portrayals of volatile and strong-willed characters. Taylor’s American parents were residing in England at the time of her birth. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the family returned to the United States, settling in Los Angeles. Her father was an art dealer, and...

Lavender Bubbles and Bleeding Hearts invite inspection and reflection.

It is said that when Montgomery Clift discovered who his love interest in A Place in the Sun would be, he exclaimed, “Who the hell is Elizabeth Taylor?” The comment was more likely a putdown of the notion of a “Hollywood star” than a real question. It is unlikely he didn’t know who the lovely 17-year-old actress was. Everybody in the country, if not the world, did. Still, in spite of her glamour and fame, a personality like Elizabeth represented everything that he despised about Holl...

Eight-times married Elizabeth Taylor could be cruel to the men in her life, but she cradled Montgomery Clift’s shattered face in her hands with the tenderness of a mother caring for an injured child. It was an evening in May 1956 and the matinee idol had gone to the home Taylor shared with second husband Michael Wilding in the Hollywood Hills for a small dinner party while they were making the historical romance Raintree County together. Later, tired and woozy from sedatives he had unwisely m...

And "cat on a hot tin roof" and raintree county." then finally she gets that best actress oscar with "butterfield eight." then you mentioned "cleopatra," first actress to be paid $1 million. when you factor in overtime and how much that movie ran overbudget, she made about $2 million off of that, which i think is about $1 billion today. >> i was reading something you said, ben, that she was so beautiful and were reminded as we look at these pictures, you said maybe she was too beautiful to be ta...