Eric Robert Nolan graduated from Mary Washington College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He spent several years a news reporter and editorial writer for the Culpeper Star Exponent in Culpeper, Virginia. His work has also appeared on the front pages of numerous newspapers in Virginia, including The Free Lance – Star and The Daily Progress. Eric entered the field of philanthropy in 1996, as a grant writer for nonprofit healthcare organizations.
Eric’s poetry has been featured by Dead Beats Literary Blog, Dagda Publishing, The International War Veterans’ Poetry Archive, and elsewhere. His poetry will also be published by Illumen Magazine in its Spring 2014 issue.
There is much to admire about Mike Nichols’ 1966 adaptation of Edward Albee’s 1962 play — but nothing stands out like Elizabeth Taylor’s performance. That woman’s skill as an actress was stunning. She was indistinguishable from the doomed character she portrayed, opposite her then-husband, Richard Burton, in a tragedy about a baroquely twisted marriage. I would easily place her on par with the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins or Sissy Spacek.
When I was a kid in the 1980’s, I thought of “Liz” Taylor as some “old” actress from my parents’ time. (And she frequently seemed like some sort of joke to adults on television who traded in celebrity gossip.) But now I understand that she had genius-level talent. Damn.
Postscript — the 1967 poster below was obviously produced in France.
Postscript 2 — I am linking below to Fábio Camargo Corrêa’s Youtube channel.
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