ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, August 19, 1994                   TAG: 9408190029
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 11   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: from wire reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


THE PEOPLE COLUMN

Elizabeth Taylor is suing NBC to block the broadcast of a mini-series about her life.

The TV show is based on the yet-to-be released book by C. David Heymann in which he says she was beaten by three of her seven husbands - Mike Todd, Nicky Hilton and Richard Burton - and worked hard on making Larry Fortensky's presentation acceptable within her social circles.

The actress says in court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles that she earns her livelihood totally off her name and image and that if the series is aired it will damage her ability to make money. Her lawyer said the book's contention that she was beaten "is not true."



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