Silver gelatin contact sheet by Terry Fincher for The Daily Herald, 26 May 1959. Images show Elizabeth Taylor and her fourth husband, singer Eddie Fisher, during a press conference in London. Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher 26 May 1959
Silver gelatin print by the Associated Press, titled "Liz is Back at Work", 19 February 1962. Printed caption on verso reads: "This is the first picture of Elizabeth Taylor showing her back at work on the set of 'Cleopatra' in Rome since her release from hospital on Monday, February 19. With her is Richard Burton, who portrays Mark Antony. Miss Taylor was rushed to hospital last weekend for what was described as an accute attack of food poisoning". Liz is Back at Work 19 February 1962
Silver gelatin print by Desmond Domaine for Camera Press, 1963, titled "Liz Taylor as a blonde". Printed caption on verso reads: "In every brunette, so some people say, there lurks a blonde struggling to get out. This struggle ended for Hollywood star Liz Taylor, one of the world's most beautiful brunettes, at Shepperton Studios, when she tried on a blonde-wig for a gag". Liz Taylor as a blonde 1963
Silver gelatin contact sheet by Terry Fincher for The Daily Herald, 1959. Images show actress Elizabeth Taylor and her then-husband, singer Eddie Fisher, during a press conference in London. Elizabeth Taylor 1959
Silver gelatin print by Keystone Press Agency, titled "Pictures from the Film 'Cleopatra'", 21 November 1961. Printed caption on verso reads: "Elizabeth Taylor and Rex Harrison are starring in the film Cleopatra currently being made in Rome. Photo shows: Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in a scene from the film". Pictures from the Film "Cleopatra" 21 November 1961
Silver gelatin print by Planet News Lmited/UPI, titled "Break for 'Cleo'", 9 January 1962. Printed caption on verso reads: "Rome: Screen actress Elizabeth Taylor, dressed in one of the many costumes in which she will be seen in the title-role of the film epic 'Cleopatra,' enjoys a rest with husband Eddie Fisher during a pause in shooting on the set in Rome today". Break for "Cleo" 9 January 1962
Silver gelatin print by the Associated Press, titled 'Close-up on Cleopatra', 27 December 1961. Printed caption on verso reads: "Seen in close-up, Elizabeth Taylor goes through a scene in her role as the beautiful Egyptian queen Cleopatra in the mammoth film production now under way in Rome's Cinecitta Studios. Miss taylor stars opposite Rex Harrison and Richard Burton, cast as Julius Caesr and Mark Antony respectively". Close-up on Cleopatra 27 December 1961
Silver gelatin wirephoto by Planet News Limited/UPI, titled "Winking 'Cleo' Goes Back to Work", 8 May 1962. Printed caption on verso reads: "Rome, Italy: Hollywood's Elizabeth Taylor dressed for the title role in the movie 'Cleopatra' looks at screen director Joseph Mankiewicz (left) with a wink immediately before recommencement of shooting this morning at Rome's Cinecitta Studios. Liz who suffered a black eye in a recent car accident and Mankiewicz who had been unwell returned to work today". Winking "Cleo" Goes Back to Work 8 May 1962
Silver gelatin print distributed by the BBC. Film still from "Little Women" (Mervyn LeRoy, 1949), showing Elizabeth Taylor (lef) as Amy and June Allyson as Jo. Broadcast in colour on BBC 2, December 24, 1968. Little Women December 1968
Silver gelatin print by the Associated Press, titled "Hildegarde meets Elizabeth Taylor", 31 May 1950. Printed caption on verso reads: "Hildegarde, USA singer (right), in her apartment at the King George V Hotel, Paris May 31, shows screen actress Elizabeth Taylor (now Mrs. Hilton) some of the songs that have to be interpreted for her during her stay in Paris. The Hilton's are in Paris on their honeymoon". Hildegarde meets Elizabeth Taylor 31 May 1950
Silver gelatin print by Columbia Pictures Corporation. Scene still showing Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly in the 1959 film, "Suddenly, Last Summer". The image was distributed by Granada Television to publicise a screening as part of their "Cinema programme", introduced by Mike Scott. Elizabeth Taylor in "Suddenly, as Summer" 1959
Silver gelatin print by Camera Press, dated 1951. Image shows British-born American film star Elizabeth Taylor and director Stanley Donen dancing at a Hollywood nightclub. Elizabeth Taylor and Stanley Donen 1951
Silver gelatin wirephoto print by the Associated Press, dated 13 April 1966. Image shows actress Elizabeth Taylor, holding a maltese dog, being helped from a car by her chauffeur as she arrives at a Rome clinic for a reported minor surgery and medical checkup. Elizabeth Taylor enters Rome clinic 13 April 1966
Silver gelatin print by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, dated early 1950s. Publicity portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor kneeling on a bed. She is wearing a corset and sheer long-sleeved dressing gown. Elizabeth Taylor circa 1950
Silver gelatin wirephoto print by Bill Penn for the Associated Press, dated 11 January 1967. Image shows President Christophe Soglo of Dahomey, Lagos, escorting film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton through the presidential palace. Taylor and Burton were in Dahomey to film "The Comedians". Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton with President Christophe Soglo of Lagos 11 January 1967
Silver gelatin print by the Associated Press. Caption on verso reads: "Actress Elizabeth Taylor is a picture of cool disdain as she leaves the set of 'The VIPs' at London Airport today, March 20. Miss Taylor was following in the wake of her co-star, Richard Burton, who had stormed off the set complaining about the crowd of onlookers milling about. A policeman objected to some of Burton's choicer language. Burton objected to the policeman and the filming came to a noisy stop". Off the set March 1963
Silver gelatin print by Camera Press. Image shows actress Elizabeth Taylor (centre) at an event in Los Angeles in the early 1950s. Sitting next to her is her brother, Howard. Actress Janet Leigh is pictured in the background (left). Elizabeth Taylor and brother Howard early-1950s
Silver gelatin print by United Press International (UK) Ltd., titled "Burtons fly to Rome", 28 July 1967. Printed caption on verso reads: "London: Actress Elizabeth Taylor and her Welsh-born husband Richard Burton pictured as they left London Airport to fly to Rome today". Burtons fly to Rome 28 July 1967
Silver gelatin print by Press Association Limited, titled "Liz Taylor off to see sick father", 12 March 1965. Caption on verso reads: "Trembling and near to tears film actress Elizabeth Taylor, wearing white astrakhan coat and with black lace handkerchief over her hair, is seen at London Airport to-day (Friday). She was on her way to her sick father's bedside in the United States. She said 'I heard at four a.m. to-day that my father had had a stroke. He is seriously ill in Los Angeles. I left Dublin immediately". Liz Taylor off to see sick father 12 March 1965
Silver gelatin print by Columbia Pictures Corporation. Scene still from "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1959), showing Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly. Suddenly, Last Summer 1959
Silver gelatin print by International News Photos, titled "Cameras and crowds surround Elizabeth Taylor", 20 February 1952. Printed caption on verso reads: "Elizabeth Taylor, British actress who arrived from America last night for her marriage to British actor, Michael Wilding, in London tomorrow, surrounded by a battery of cameras an crowds and admirers when she went out from her London hotel today". Cameras and crowds surround Elizabeth Taylor 20 February 1952
Silver gelatin print by Planet News Ltd., titled "Star service", 3 June 1951. Printed caption on verso reads: "Travis Air Force Base, California" Screen actress Elizabeth Taylor - she called herself the 'most hated girl in the world' following her divorce from Conrad Hilton junior - assists United States Army Sergeant James C. Patterson with his dinner during a visit as a member of 'Operation Starlift' troupe. 'Operation Starlift' performers are flown here each weekend to entertain Korean war wounded, arriving at the base daily". Star service 3 June 1951
Silver gelatin print by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Image shows Anthony Asquith directing Elizabeth Taylor in a scene from the 1963 film "The V.I.P.'s". Elizabeth Taylor with Anthony Asquith 1963
Silver gelatin print by The Sun. Image shows actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at Grosvenor House for the 1967 BAFTA Awards. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at BAFTAs 1967
Silver gelatin print by the United Press International, titled "Limping Liz back at work", 29 January 1963. Printed caption on verso reads: "LONDON: Actress Elizabeth taylor pictured with French star Louis Jordan during the filming of a scene for her latest film "The V.I.P.'s" at M-G-M's Shepperton Studios near here today. Miss Taylor was back in front of the cameras after being laid up for almost a week after last week's minor operation at the London Clinic for a damaged cartilage in the knee joint. Still unable to walk without a cane, Miss Taylor's part today called for her to be filmed whilst seated. She stars in the film, directed by Anthony Asquith from an original script by Terence Rattigan, with her constant companion, Welsh actor Richard Burton." Limping Liz back at work 29 January 1963
Silver gelatin print by Keystone Press Agency, titled "The Burtons in Venice", 11 September 1967. Image shows Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton dancing together during a ball given by Countess Marina Cicogna, at the Vendramin Palace in Venice during the annual Venice Film Festival. Agency stamp and news caption on verso. The Burtons in Venice 11 September 1967
Silver gelatin print by The Sun, dated 14 October 1967. Image shows actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor disembarking their private jet at the RAF station in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, having flown in from Sardinia fir the Oxford premiere of their film, "Dr. Faustus". The newspaper cutting on verso mentions that the jet was a gift from Burton to his wife. They were met at the airfield by "20 photographers, 11 chauffeurs, four Rolls-Roycesa, and a quartet of Columbia Pictures employees". Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrive in UK on private jet 14 October 1967