Shining Through Scandal: The Incredible Life Of Elizabeth Taylor

Liz And Dick Reunite For One Last Performance Together

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In the midst of her early-’80s stage career, Elizabeth Taylor partnered with producer Zev Buffman to found the Elizabeth Taylor Repertory Company. The first and only production was Noël Coward’s Private Lives in 1983, about a divorced couple who encounters each other while on their respective honeymoons with new spouses. Of course, Taylor’s co-star was none other than her ex-husband Richard Burton. The reunion helped sell tickets to the show and the media was left to wonder whether Taylor and Burton were due for a third marriage. The couple by now, however, was aging and unwell, so their performance didn’t fare well with critics. No, Taylor didn’t marry Burton again, but you’ll never guess who she did end up marrying after this…