Elizabeth Taylor - "The Last Time I Saw Paris"

Some say"The Last Time I Saw Paris" (a 1954 romantic drama made by MGM, loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald 's short story Babylon Revisited) is a transitional film where Elizabeth was through with films that she just modeled clothes in and became a consistant serious actress. It was directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Jack Cummings. The screenplay was by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Richard Brooks.The film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson, with Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor, Kurt Kasznar, George Dolenz and Roger Moore.The film's title song "The Last Time I Saw Paris" was composed by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern and, although the song was not written explicitly for the movie, it was featured prominently throughout the flim and can be heard in many scenes, either being sung or being played as an instrumental. In viewing these short film clips, please donate to the cause that has become Dame Elizabeth Taylor's life mission for over two decades. The eradication of AIDS in the world. Until such time, "The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation" funds programs and organization that give direct care to the population of millions affected with HIV/AIDS...whether it is direct care or related/ associated services. So many people are now living longer with AIDS/HIV due to advances in viral medication technology, but the impact of living a life with AIDS is far reaching. AIDS affects all of us, in one way or another. Generations of young people are not conscious of the 1980's. The face of AIDS has changed since the time when those who were ill were visibly stigmatized, akin to being lepers. Now, those with HIV/AIDS live life among the general population attempting to cope with the disease. Sometimes, silently. Emotionally, the impact is just the same as those first diagnosed. Fear. The only solution is to rid the world of this disease, therefore opening a technological highway aimed to ignite the remedy to so many other diseases as well. Any amount of time or money will push this development ahead, not behind. Thank you, Richard Bassett xrichbassx@yahoo.com The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation c/o Derrick Lee Reback Lee & Company, Inc. 1990 South Bundy Drive, #700 LA, Ca. 90025