Thursday, March 24, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor: Debbie Reynolds, Larry King

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor, who has died at 79, will receive well-deserved tributes from friends, movie channels and show-business news programs.
Debbie Reynolds is talking to “Access Hollywood.” The interview airs at 7:30 tonight on WESH-Channel 2. Reynolds’ husband Eddie Fisher left her for Taylor, a scandal that gripped the nation in the late 1950s.
Reynolds says, “I spoke to her like two weeks ago, and I said, ‘Getting old is really s—.’ That’s what I said and she said, ‘It certainly is, it certainly is, Debbie, this is really tough.’ I said, ‘Well, you just hang in there now, Elizabeth,’ and she said, ‘I’m really trying, I’m really trying.’”
Reynolds also says of Taylor: “She’s in heaven and she’s in a heavenly place and she’s happy.”
Larry King will discuss Taylor on — get this — Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” at 9 tonight. Sean Hannity and King used to compete for viewers.
“Nightline” will remember the actress with help from Barbara Walters, who interviewed Taylor many times. The program airs at 11:35 tonight on WFTV-Channel 9. Terry Moran will anchor.
Taylor acted on “General Hospital.” That ABC drama issued this statement: “We were honored to work with Elizabeth Taylor on ‘General Hospital.’ Her portrayal of Helena was a defining moment for the show and an extraordinary experience for everyone involved. She was a great talent, a gracious lady and a rare presence. We are deeply saddened by her passing and send our deepest condolences to her family and friends.”
And then there are the movie channel tributes.
Coming Sunday, Fox Movie Channel plans a marathon of “Cleopatra,” the 1963 epic. 
The film was crucial in Taylor’s life because she fell in love with co-star Richard Burton. The movie will play at 6 a.m., 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tom Rothman, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, will explain the movie’s importance on his show, “Fox Legacy,” at 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. (Monday).
Turner Classic Movies will offer a 24-hour marathon of Taylor movies starting at 6 a.m. ET Sunday, April 10.
Those films are: “Lassie Come Home” at 6 a.m.; “National Velvet” at 7:30 a.m.; “Conspirator” at 10 a.m.; “Father of the Bride” at 11:30 a.m.; “Father’s Little Dividend” at 1:15 p.m.; “Raintree County” at 2:45 p.m.; “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at 6 p.m.; “Butterfield 8″ at 8 p.m.; “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at 10 p.m.; “Giant” at 12:30 a.m.; and ”Ivanhoe” at 4 a.m.
Taylor won the best-actress Oscar for “Butterfield 8″ and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” She was nominated for “Raintree County,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “Suddenly, Last Summer.”

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