Encounter of two myths: Elizabeth Taylor and Clark Gable

The encounter of the two living myths of the century: the "King" Rhett Butler (well, Clark Gable), smiling at the sixteen-years starlet Elizabeth Taylor, before becoming soon the "Divine" Elizabeth (like Richard Burton called her in 1977).

In 1948, Elizabeth Taylor went to see. Clark Gable on the set of Sam Wood’s movie "Command Decision.", of MGM studio.  Umm... I am almost sure that Elizabeth had a slight crush on him (at least for a few minutes 🙂 And from his sight, Clark Gable was thinking that she had beautiful eyes...

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1948 COMMAND DECISION Clark Gable visited by Elizabeth Taylor on set 1948 Courtesy Everett Collection

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(There will be more articles written, and the pages underneath will be updated regularly when new pictures or information are found on those topics)

Father and daughter's tenderness, Liza Todd Burton and Richard Burton - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

As a child, when Liza Burton, daughter of Elizabeth Taylor, referred to Mike Todd, she called him "Father". She used to call Richard Burton, her stepfather, "Dad". In his diaries, Richard Burton is

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2024/03/father-and-daughter-bound-liza-todd-and-richard-burton.html

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Oscar of the glamorous stars at the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970 - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

Oscar for the most glamorous Hollywood Stars The 42nd Awards, which took place on 7 April 1970, marked an important date in the history of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: the Welsh actor ...

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2024/05/the-stars-elizabeth-taylor-and-richard-burton-won-the-oscar-of-glamour-at-the-42nd-academy-awards-of-1970.html

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, stolen gazes: adoration, fascination, lust, worry - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

Pictures updated 13th April 2024 The 20th-Century love affair between fiction and reality Where is the line between reality and fiction, acting and spontaneity? For the most famous lovers of the ...

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2024/04/elizabeth-taylor-and-richard-burton-stolen-glances-adoration-fascination-desire-uncertainty-anxiety.html

Elizabeth Taylor and the mini skirt, at the cutting edge of fashion from the '60s to the '70s - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

A proud Richard Burton is holding tight the hand of his wife Elizabeth Taylor. She is at the height of her blossoming, wearing a tiny blue mini dress. What was the outward symbol of women's sexual ...

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2024/04/elizabeth-taylor-and-the-miniskirt-at-the-cutting-edge-of-fashion-from-the-68s-to-the-70s.html

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, love until the end, their last encounter in London June 1982 - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, love until the end After their second divorce, two other marriages for him, one for her, but Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton loved each other until the end -

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2023/06/elizabeth-taylor-and-richard-burton-love-until-the-end.html

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sing in Welsh Ar Lan y Môr, and What do Simple Folks Do in Sammy Davis Jr. show, 1966 - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at the Sammy Davis Junior Show, in 1966. In support of their long-time friend Sammy Davis Junior's new television show, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were ...

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2024/03/elizabeth-taylor-and-richard-burton-sing-a-welsh-song-ar-lan-y-mor-in-sammy-davis-jr.show-1966.html

Listen to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor singing together, at the Sammy Davis Jr. Show: the Welsh song Ar Lan y Môr. the song from Camelot's play What do simple Folks do, together with Sammy Davis Jr. They whistle together. Then Richard Burton and Sammy Davis Jr. dance in front of Elizabeth Taylor. Richard Burton sings alone Camelot.

Camelot, and How to Handle a Woman, sung by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor in 1967, Paris Gala of Unicef - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

1967, Paris. Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor: "How to handle a woman" ooooOOoooo UNICEF Gala, Paris, December 15 1967 In 1967, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton participated in the Gala of ...

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The love words of Richard Burton, written by Rhett Butler!
Chap .52 of my Gone with the Wind fanction, The Boutique Robillard:  Love letter

My own crossover of the two greatest stories: a fictional one, between Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, and two real - so real - lovers Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It only happens in one single chapter N°52 of my historical novel The Boutique Robillard: Rhett Butler writes a love letter to Scarlett O'Hara, using Richard Burton's words written in his diaries for Elizabeth Taylor. 
 

Chap .52. Love letter, my novel The Boutique Robillard, my Gone with the Wind fanfiction - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

The love letter from Rhett, with Richard Burton's verbartim.... Sunday, July 11, 1876 A ray of sunlight has managed to seep through the half-drawn curtains. It is bursting on the glass. And has fun

https://alarecherchedutempsperdu.over-blog.com/2023/04/chap.52.love-letter-my-novel-the-boutique-robillard-my-gone-with-the-wind-fanfiction.html

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, or the fascination of a child of the 1970s - Raconteuse d'histoires, Historical Romance

Teenager's imaginary world (Graphic: A. Dambron) ooooOOoooo Three forgotten magazine cutouts How dreams can fulfill the mind of a teenage girl in the 1970s, so much so that they sound as intense ...

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