Elizabeth Taylor's iconic breakout role was in the classic sports drama National Velvet, alongside Mickey Rooney.

Given that her mother was a stage actress and her father an art dealer, Elizabeth was familiar with the creative world from a young ... Taylor's breakthrough film National Velvet, Taylor pets ...

Elizabeth Taylor had quite the life: From her early success as a child star, to her critical acclaim as a young actress ...

Elizabeth Taylor ... the film traces Taylor’s career from her early childhood performances in “Lassie Come Home” and “National Velvet,” to her adult roles including “A Place in ...

Hollywood, which has a special logic of its own, has a ready answer for one kind of criticism: If entertaining the public and breaking box-office records isn't art, what is? Beset by choking labor ...

Warner and Larry Fortensky. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Taylor struggled with health issues which began with a fall from a horse while making National Velvet. A rare strain of pneumonia almost ...

That question of stardom permeates “Elizabeth ... Taylor and some of her friends — on top of archival footage from her life. Taylor became a familiar screen presence while still very young ...