Elizabeth Taylor’s fifth husband and the one most commonly associated with her was Richard Burton. They met on the set of “Cleopatra” in 1962 and famously had ups and downs all well-documented by the public with both positive and negative opinions about them frequently swirling among the press.
It was a classic toxic relationship, with plenty of passionate chemistry but perhaps equally passionate clashes allegedly fueled by alcohol. During production of “Cleopatra,” one fight, in particular, left Taylor so injured that it took three weeks for her to be able to resume filming. Even still, Burton claimed that he loved Taylor “to the point of idolatry” in 1971 (via Biography).
Both of their acting careers blossomed while they were married. They co-starred in 11 films together from 1963 to 1973, including “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” which gave Taylor her second Oscar for best actress. IMDb credits it as one of her best performances.
