In memory of Elizabeth Taylor I wanted to share a portrait my father William Lovelace did of Elizabeth Taylor giving Richard Burton a haircut. This was when he was a photojournalist on the Daily Express.
The creation of this photograph came about by my father insisting that he needed to create something different from the standard portrait shot which Richard Burton wanted to do. I remember my father telling me that Richard could be extremely difficult and did not always want to cooperate at the best of times.
He told me that Elizabeth was great and would do anything to help him. My father had a great working relationship with Elizabeth Taylor and she would always go out of her way to help him. On this occasion my father suggested to Elizabeth, ” How about giving Richard a haircut?”. Elizabeth apparently said to my father “What a great idea!”. This was one of many assignments my father did for the Daily Express all over
the world. I will talk about more in later blog posts.
