Elizabeth Taylor’s marriage to Eddie Fisher was worse than you might think.
In the spring of 1959, one of America’s most successful recording artists gave up almost all his possessions so he could end his marriage quickly and marry his best friend’s widow. Five years later, from a corner of the film set in Rome, he watched his wife live out an affair in front of the world press while his own career quietly faded away. Eddie Fisher paid an extraordinary price for becoming Elizabeth Taylor’s fourth husband.
By the end, she could barely stand to hear his name. So what did she really get in return for a shattered reputation and an empty bank account? And why did Taylor—a woman who was never short of scandal—speak of this particular marriage with a feeling closer to shame than regret? Join me to find out. The story begins with a death, not a romance.
Elizabeth Taylor’s marriage to Eddie Fisher was worse than you might think.
In the spring of 1959, one of America’s most successful recording artists gave up almost all his possessions so he could end his marriage quickly and marry his best friend’s widow. Five years later, from a corner of the film set in Rome, he watched his wife live out an affair in front of the world press while his own career quietly faded away. Eddie Fisher paid an extraordinary price for becoming Elizabeth Taylor’s fourth husband.
By the end, she could barely stand to hear his name. So what did she really get in return for a shattered reputation and an empty bank account? And why did Taylor—a woman who was never short of scandal—speak of this particular marriage with a feeling closer to shame than regret? Join me to find out. The story begins with a death, not a romance.