Elizabeth Taylor: From Child Star to Independent Woman - The Early Years

Join Queens Podcast as we explore the early life and career of Elizabeth Taylor. Yes, you may know her as an icon, but do you know how she got there?

Today we're bringing baby Elizabeth from London to Hollywood and all the drama in between. Cheers!

00:00 Introduction and Content Warning by That Wasn't In My Textbook

02:13 Introducing Elizabeth Taylor

2:46 Cocktail

13:35 Elizabeth's Move to Hollywood

18:02 Elizabeth's First Acting Contract

18:42 The Studio System in the 1940s

22:51 Landing the Role in Lassie

25:18 The Breakthrough Role: National Velvet

32:07 The Dark Side of Hollywood

37:01 Confronting MGM's Louis B. Mayer

44:09 A Tumultuous Marriage with Nicky Hilton

55:39 Elizabeth Taylor's Independence and Career Growth

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Introduction and Content Warning by That Wasn't In My Textbook

Introducing Elizabeth Taylor

Cocktail

Elizabeth's Move to Hollywood

Elizabeth's First Acting Contract and the Studio System in the 1940s

Landing the Role in Lassie and the Breakthrough Role: National Velvet

The Dark Side of Hollywood

Confronting MGM's Louis B. Mayer

A Tumultuous Marriage with Nicky Hilton

Elizabeth Taylor's Independence and Career Growth

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Elizabeth Taylor part 1