after reading an article in entertainment weekly about the oscar race 50 years ago, i asked my grandmother if she could recall the excitement surrounding the major films from that year — namely giant, starring elizabeth taylor, james dean and rock hudson, the scandalous baby doll, featuring carroll baker, and that year’s best picture, around the world in 80 days.
“i remember it like it was yesterday,” she said wistfully.
“liz taylor looked beautiful in the pictures i saw,” i said.
“oh, she was,” my grandmother replied with a tone of reverence most would reserve for god or royalty.
later that afternoon, i took a closer look at a set of old photographs my sister had displayed in her guest bathroom — pictures of my grandmother as a young woman that i had never examined closely. in one, she was leaning against the wall, gazing into the distance, her long, dark hair flowing past her shoulders. she looked absolutely gorgeous… just like liz taylor.
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