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Tough Hollywood Job Making Liz Taylor Look Old
Warner Bros makeup team faced a difficult task aging Elizabeth Taylor for the film Giant. Makeup artist Gordon Bau said the goal was to make her look tired not aged, as Taylor transitions from bride to mother in the Texas empire saga. Director George Stevens and producer Henry Ginsberg urged a natural aging approach, with Taylor told to act 50 rather than appear 50.
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