Happiness & Tragedy
Mike Todd was a powerful movie producer and developer of Todd-AO widescreen film format. In 1956 Todd produced the film for which he is best remembered, "Around the World in 80 Days". In February 1957 Todd and Taylor married in Acapulco and began a happy, but tempestuous relationship. They traveled all over the world: London, Paris, Prague, Moscow, Belgrade, Athens, Rome, Cannes, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong-Kong, Singapore...Todd and Taylor had a daughter, Liza. A few days after Taylor started filming "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Todd had to fly to New York. Tragedy struck on March 22, 1958, when Todd's private plane "Lucky Liz" crashed near Grants, New Mexico. Taylor had wanted to fly with her husband, but stayed home with a cold after her pleas to come along were overruled by Todd!...