Violet Eyes

The Original. (The inspiration for my notable peepers in CF.)

The Ever Incomparable, The Legendary, The Mythical

Elizabeth Taylor

Beautiful, Sexy, Intriguing, Brassy, Dangerous, Larger-Than-Life, Wicked, Sensuous, Vulnerable, Captivating, Powerful, Incomparable.

Richard Burton said of Ms. Taylor in his private diary: "Beautiful beyond the dreams of pornography."  I tend to agree.  he also spoke about her seeming inability to act while in rehearsals.  He thought to himself 'My god, she's awful!" when they met and were filming Cleopatra.  but he told of this magic that happened when the camera started rolling, she came alive and she became nothing less than bewitching.  She was a true 'Movie Star'.

As a teen I used to love to read about their steamy affair, their tempestuous relationship, their wild attraction.

As an actor i could watch her fascinating performances in films like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf over and over and still not absorb all of what made her so captivating to watch.

And the legend of those Violet Eyes, which don't really photograph, but which her contemporaries would always go on and on about. 

She was something else.

Thanks Liz, for Being so goddamn Incomparable!