On this day in 1960, “BUtterfield 8” was released in theaters. The film follows a beautiful New York model, played by Elizabeth Taylor, who enjoys an active night-life. Everything changes when she falls for a married man and the consequences are tragic. Elizabeth had not planned on doing this film per an agreement she and her late husband, Mike Todd, had with MGM. After his passing, the studio forced Elizabeth to do this film thus completing her contract – and and insisting she play a woman havi

The moment Elizabeth received her first Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in BUtterfield 8 in 1961. After being nominated three times prior, her first win was for a film that she personally hated, and had completed to free herself from her MGM contract. She went on to win the award a second time for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1967. | Elizabeth Taylor

No Sale! Elizabeth Taylor in “Butterfield 8”, 1960 ————————————————————————- Elizabeth Taylor apparently hated this movie. Hated her character. Hated that she had to do it in the first place. “Butterfield 8” was part of a picture deal that her husband, Mike Todd made with MGM studios. When Todd died in a horrific plane crash, Taylor thought that the studio wouldn’t press the film on her, a grieving widow with three young children, but they forced Taylor to honour the contract. She was bitter abo

Elizabeth Taylor Spells It Out in Lipstick in BUtterfield 8 (1960)

🎥 BUtterfield 8 (1960) Sinopsis: Una modelo vive la vida loca durante las noches hasta que encuentra a un hombre aburrido de su propia vida. 🏆 Premio Oscar: Mejor Actriz - Elizabeth Taylor 🎬 Director: Daniel Mann 🇺🇸Película subtitulada al español 📍 ICPNA Miraflores 📅 27 de febrero 🕖 7:00 p.m. 🎟️ Entrada libre previa inscripción aquí: https://cultural.icpna.edu.pe/portfolio_page/ciclo-mejor-actriz/ #ICPNACultural #CicloDeCine #OscarLegends #CineGratuito | ICPNA Cultural