Who married Elizabeth Taylor in 1991 to become her eighth husband?
Elizabeth Taylor Stein in 1985. She met her seventh – and last – husband, construction worker Larry Fortensky, at the Betty Ford Center in 1988. They were married at the Neverland Ranch of her long-time friend Michael Jackson on October 6, 1991. The wedding was again subject to intense media attention, with one photographer parachuting to the ranch and Taylor selling the wedding pictures to "People" for $1 million, which she used to start her AIDS foundation. Taylor and Fortensky divorced in October 1996. Taylor was raised as a Christian Scientist, and converted to Judaism in 1959. Although two of her husbands
Redwood statue of Elizabeth Taylor Redwood statue of Elizabeth Taylor A statue of Elizabeth Taylor was sculpted from redwood by the artist Edmund Kara for the 1964 film "The Sandpiper". The film starred Taylor and Richard Burton who had recently become her third husband. The piece was sculpted from a 2,200 lbs trunk of redwood; the finished piece weighed 712 lbs. The piece is depicted in the film as having been sculpted by Charles Bronson's character, Cos Erickson, who is love with Taylor's character, Laura Reynolds. Bronson's role was originally intended for Sammy Davis Jr., but the implications of an interracial relationship between the Taylor