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Elizabeth Taylor: Voluptuary and Imaginary

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Elizabeth Taylor: Voluptuary and Imaginary

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Sheila O'Malley
Feb 27
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Elizabeth Taylor: Voluptuary and Imaginary

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In his heartfelt tribute to Elizabeth Taylor on TCM, Paul Newman called her a “functioning voluptuary”. He meant this as the highest praise for his Cat on a Hot Tin Roof co-star. It’s such a striking phrase, and strangely apt. It’s one of those comments that made me think deeper about someone I already loved and admired.

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