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Elizabeth Taylor, Part Two

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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A Million Dollars for One Movie

Elizabeth taylor is the highest paid actress for a single role in movie history. But mary pickford signed a two year contract for that amount in 19 16, saying others had laid the groundwork. Marland brando got a million dollar contract two years later for mutiny on the bounty. There's million dollars going around. It's just like we sometimes forget that people stand on the shoulders of he people that came before.

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