Shining Through Scandal: The Incredible Life Of Elizabeth Taylor

Her Final MGM Film Earned Her Her First Oscar

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Taylor was contractually obligated to do one more film for MGM and for this they chose her as the star of Butterfield 8, in which Taylor plays a high-class call girl. Again capitalizing on her personal life, MGM thought it would be easy for the public to view her as the protagonist of the film due to her already tarnished reputation. To make matters worse, Eddie Fisher was also cast in the film, but as Taylor’s close friend. Despite doing the film against her will, Taylor was praised for her performance and even won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1961. But even her accolades couldn’t save her from an upcoming scandal…