Elizabeth Taylor: A Life of Passion and Resilience

with René Silvin

Elizabeth Taylor lived her entire life in the public eye, ultimately becoming the highest paid movie star in the world and capturing two Oscars for Best Actress. She was a self-confident maverick who blazed a unique trail of joys and tragedies, eliciting international adoration and criticism. Historian and lecturer René Silvin will share personal anecdotes of Taylor and detail her complex story, which includes her eight weddings, using her stardom to bring awareness to the AIDS crisis, and amassing one of the world’s most legendary jewelry collections.