Elizabeth was a rebel (and also Richard Burton’s two-time wife)
Lynette Summers
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Thanks to the BBC iPlayer algorithms, this week I watched all three episodes of Elizabeth Taylor – Rebel Superstar in close succession. What a lady! I think I’m in love…
Watch rating: RECOMMENDED! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Image source: Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1850 – 2020). Elizabeth Taylor.
Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c37e5800-ff91-012f-8c2d-58d385a7bc34
“Hmmm. This would have made an epic tweet; however, as it stands, this blog post is somewhat lacking”
Yikes! OK, OK, I agree. What about if I add in…
A song that mentions Elizabeth Taylor
The last verse goes:
Well, ask me why I’m drunk all the time
It levels my head and eases my mind
I just walk along and stroll and sing
I see better days and I do better things
I catch dinosaurs
I make love to Elizabeth Taylor
Catch hell from Richard Burton
Full lyrics: I Shall Be Free by Bob Dylan
“It’s a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!”