#8295 • Elizabeth Taylor's "Malice in Wonderland" Suit

Part of Legends of Hollywood & Music Auction (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

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Est. $10,000-$12,000 Elizabeth Taylor's (Louella Parson) "Malice in Wonderland" Two-Piece Black Crepe Suit W/COA - This suit was worn by Elizabeth Taylor, during filming for the 1985 television movie "Malice in Wonderland", in which she portrayed "Louella Parson". The black two piece crepe suit has white beaded lattice plackets and white mother of pearl buttons down the center. The ensemble was worn during of the filming of the scene near the end of the movie when Louella Parson confronts Hedda Hopper, portrayed by Jane Alexander. The movie is based on the 1972 novel, "Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons," by George Eells, and tells the stories of powerful Hollywood gossip columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, once friends and later rivals. The film was nominated for four Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special. This lot will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the costume house. Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) was a British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actress in the 1940s, and went on to become one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She had a successful career into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. She has had three films in which she starred, "National Velvet", "Giant", and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" which have been preserved in the National Film Registry, and the American Film Institute has named her the seventh greatest female screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema. Elizabeth Taylor's legacy remains as a cultural icon, who was one of the last stars of classical Hollywood cinema, and also one of the first modern celebrities.