Elizabeth Taylor Outlived Her New York Times Obituary Writers By 6 Years

ELIZABETH Taylor outlived Mel Gussow, the “principal writer” of her obituary in the New York Times. Mr Gussow died in 2005.

Still, at least Liz died on a relatively quiet day of mortal coil shuffling. The Queen Mother’s Time’s obituary became a history artifact. And then Princess Diana got her funeral…

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File photo dated 8/2/1966 of Elizabeth Taylor and husband Richard Burton at a press conference in Oxford in connection with the university production of Dr Faustus. Taylor has died according to reports.

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Posted: 24th, March 2011 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink