first, to conrad hilton of hilton hotels, and then michael wilding, and after that a film producer.t was after his death that she thumbed the movie -- filmed the movie "butterfield 8." suffering and near-fatal illness swayed hollywood's heart on awards night. by 1963, she was described as the most beautiful woman in the world and she was earning $1 million to star in what was the most expensive film in the world. her co-star was, of course, richard burton. >> remember, remember. >> forget? no. i could never been more far away from new the nest. -- i could never be more far away from you then as. >> their romance was immediate sensation that when on and on. they married and divorced, then married and divorced again. that stormy passion with merit another oscar-winning performance. >> i am it loud and i am vulgar, and i wear the pants in the house, because somebody has got to. but i am not a monster. >> and then there were the other husbands. eddie fisher, the senator, and the builder, larry portenski. and through all this, the ill health. she had ulcers, a brain tumor, arthritis. but

conrad hilton at never hesitated. you said that the shower curtain inside the tub.laughter] now there was a guy who knew what was important to him. and i am here to talk to you for a minute about what is important to me. we have an enormous election coming up in 2012, and as some of you know, i am thinking about being a candidate. i am is seriously considering that. i will not make a decision until the end of april. but i have thought about what we have to do, whether our candidate is haley barbour or whether our candidate is somebody else. we can look at the 2010 election and get a guidepost for 2012. why did we win an enormous victory in 2010? because the election was about policy. the election was about the great issues facing the american people. [applause] here and that is right. when elections are about issues and public policies, it is good for republicans. because on most issues, most americans agree with us. and as we saw in this election, when independents voted for republican candidates, it was about public policy. because people look at what is happening

conrad hilton said, but the shower curtain iide the back up? th tub. [laughter] there is a man who knew what was important to him. wh is important to us is to have a new president january 20 of 2013. [applause] we cannot lose focus on that. that is why i say this election needs to be about policy. when president obama was elected, the american people thought they were going to focus laser light on the economy on growing the economy and job creation. the policies of this administration, in every case, has made it harder to create jobs and less likely to have economic growth. the president has been calling for the largest tax increase in american history. tax increases fall primarily on employers. he fought for it for the whole two years. his first two years we had haiti ov the economy the largest health -- largest we had a hang over the pot be the largest tax increase in american history -- had any over the economy the largest tax increase in americahistory. no republican senator would vote for this huge tax increase. he threw in the towel and voted wit

conrad hilton never hesitated. he said put the show were curtain inside the tub. [laughter] he knew what was important to him. [laughter] and i am here to talk to you for a minute about what's important to me. we have an enormous election coming up in 2012 and as some of you know i'm thinking about being a candidate. i'm seriously considering that. i'm not going to make a decision until the end of april but i thought a lot about what we have to do with our candidate is really barbour or somebody else. we can get the 2012 election and get a guide for 2012. why did we win an enormous victory in 2010? because the election was about policy. it was about the great issue facing the american people. that's right. [applause] when the elections are about issues in public policy is good for the republicans because to most issues, most americans agree with us, and as we saw all in this election when the independent support for the republican candidates by the 60-40 margin was about public policy. because people look at what is happening in the country today. why is our econo

conrad hilton. michael wilding. mike todd, killed in a plane crash, and eddie fisher. her stormy romance with richard burton, whom she met on the set of "cleopatra" was a drama all by itself. they married and divorced twice. she worried u.s. senator, john warner and larry fortensky, a construction worker she met in rehab at the betty ford clinic. her own story from story book beginning, to tragedy. poor health. later, using her fame to sell perfume. she also used her influence to raise millions of dollars to fight against aids. >> i call on the u.s. government to lead the charge, with the sole intent of finding an hiv vaccine. >> reporter: she was given the oscar a third time for her humanitarian work. but for all of her accomplishments, elizabeth taylor will be remembered like this. ♪ film preserves an image. and it preserves elizabeth taylor as one of the last great movie stars. sharyn alfonsi, abc news. >>> oh those great black and white pictures. someone who knew elizabeth taylor well is our friend barbara walters. she joins us live from the set of "the view." than

her first, at age 18, was to hotel magnate conrad hilton. it lasted just eight months. second husband was british actor michael wilding. husband number three, movie producer michael todd, was killed in a plane crash in 1958. then came actor eddie fisher, who'd served as best man at her previous wedding. later on, taylor married john warner, who became a u.s. senator from virginia. they divorced in 1982. her last marriage came in 1991, to larry fortensky-- a truck driver and construction worker. it ended after six years. throughout her life, taylor struggled with medical problems, undergoing at least 20 major operations. she also battled addictions to pain killers and alcohol. >> i consumed inordinate amounts of alcohol, and combined with pills, it was deadly. >> brown: her screen roles became increasingly rare in the 1980s, and her attention turned to philanthropy. taylor became an early advocate of the fight against aids, after the death of her former colleague and close friend rock hudson. >> in the american tradition, we taylor helped raise more than $100 million, an

one sunday night. 12,000,000 american households tuned into ed sullivan and he called out conrad hilton. created a new business. business icon that the bill gates of his day. and ed sullivan said mr. hilton if you can only tell the american people one thing what would you tell them. conrad said put the shower curtain inside the tub. [laughter] now there was a guy that knew what was important to him. and i'm here to talk to you for a minute about what's important to me. we have an enormous e lebron in 2012 and as some of you know, i'm thinking about being a conditioned candidate. i'm not deciding until the end of april but i have thought a lot about what we have to do. whether hayley or somebody else. we can look at the 2010 election and get a guide post for 2012. why did we win enormous victory in 2010? because the election was about policy. the election was about the great issues facing the american people. that's right. [applause] when elections are about issues and public policies good for republicans, because on most issues, most americans, agree with us. and as we saw in this elect

. >> couric: at 18 she married hotel magnate conrad nicky hilton. nine months later the couple divorced. husband number two lasted longer. she was married for five years to british actor michael wilding, with whom she had two children. >> he's a wonderful man. he has everything that you could possibly want. >> couric: she described her third husband, film producer mike todd, as one of the two great loves of her life. todd was killed in a plane crash after the birth of their daughter. elizabeth taylor became a widow at 26. as her roles became more passionate and intense, her life began to imitate art... >> i feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof. >> couric: ...maggie the cat leapt into the arms of husband number four, eddie fisher and was vilified in the press for stealing him away from girl next-door debbie reynolds. >> mama face it, i was a slut of all time! >> couric: in "butterfield 8" she played a scheming new york call girl. it won her, her first of two oscars. >> i don't think i was particularly good in it. but i had had pneumonia and

conrad hilton said, but the shower curtain inside the back up? th tub.ter] there is a man who knew what was important to him. what is important to us is to have a new president january 20 of 2013. [applause] we cannot lose focus on that. that is why i say this election needs to be about policy. when president obama was elected, the american people thought they were going to focus laser light on the economy, on growing the economy and job creation. the policies of this administration, in every case, has made it harder to create jobs and less likely to have economic growth. the president has been calling for the largest tax increase in american history. tax increases fall primarily on employers. he fought for it for the whole two years. his first two years, we had haiti over the economy the largest health -- largest we had a hang over the pot be the largest tax increase in american history -- had any over the economy the largest tax increase in american history. no republican senator would vote for this huge tax increase. he threw in the towel and voted wi

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at 18, she married conrad hilton. great grandfather to paris hilton of the hilton hotel family.d for by the studio, as it released "father of the bride." >> i go as many places as i can. i certainly am looking forward to it. >> reporter: his drinking and abusive behavior put a quick end to the marriage. within a year, she married british actor, michael wilding, the father of two of her children. she famously said she kept getting married because she was too prudish to sleep with a man out of wedlock. michael todd was husband number three. a broadway and film producer 25 years her senior. they had a daughter together. >> he had more energy and knowledge and excitement. a sense of wonder about him. and he made everything he touched wondrous. >> i'm going to have a baby. i think that's exciting, too. >> that's an understatement. i don't know. i hope i live through all this. it's so exciting. >> reporter: within a year, todd was killed when his private plane crashed. >> and he came up to say good-bye to me five times. and it's like we both knew that -- it's like, we both had a premo

conrad hilton never hesitated. he said put the show were curtain inside the tub. [laughter] he knew what was important to him. [laughter] and i am here to talk to you for a minute about what's important to me. we have an enormous election coming up in 2012 and as some of you know i'm thinking about being a candidate. i'm seriously considering that. i'm not going to make a decision until the end of april but i thought a lot about what we have to do with our candidate is really barbour or somebody else. we can get the 2012 election and get a guide for 2012. why did we win an enormous victory in 2010? because the election was about policy. it was about the great issue facing the american people. that's right. [applause] when the elections are about issues in public policy is good for the republicans because to most issues, most americans agree with us, and as we saw all in this election when the independent support for the republican candidates by the 60-40 margin was about public policy. because people look at what is happening in the country today. why is our econo