Elizabeth and Monty

Praise for Elizabeth and Monty

“Casillo weaves an engrossing story about the intertwined lives of his subjects—the parallel worlds of privilege that they came from, the personal misfortunes that each suffered and the seemingly inextricable path that led to that fateful night. The author approaches them both with sympathy and comes away with a melodrama as good as any that they ever starred in.” —The New
York Times
  
“In a riveting new book that brings Hollywood’s golden age to life with colorful, well-researched details and interviews with stars
who knew Taylor and Clift, Casillo explores the intense bond the two shared.” —People Magazine
  
“A new dual biography details a relationship that became a Hollywood legend.” —Town & Country
  
“Their on-screen magic translated outside of the spotlight, and the duo enjoyed a long-lasting friendship that’s explored in the new book Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship by Charles Casillo…Classic movie buffs get a glimpse into their unique bond.” —Southern Living
  
“As Casillo reveals in Elizabeth And Monty: The Untold Story Of Their Intimate Friendship, they had an intense, even romantic, relationship which, while never consummated, would weigh heavily on Taylor’s life, propelling her into a string of misguided marriages. ”—Daily Mail UK
  
“So jammed packed with sex, pill-popping, alcoholism, affairs, breakdowns, suicide attempts and multiple brushes with death that most readers will want to read it in one greedy, high-caloric gulp. Readers may come for the nonstop scandals but what will keep them reading is Casillo’s deeply empathetic and nuanced portrait of two Hollywood stars who forged a loving and loyal
friendship.” —Shelf Awareness
  
“Has the feel of a novel. A well-researched work that will appeal to readers who like their celebrity biographies juicy.”—Library Journal
  
“In this dual biography, their intertwined lives and careers are recounted with new and vivid detail, and their #FriendshipGoals are considered from all angles by Casillo, the author of Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon and Outlaw: The Lives and Careers of John Rechy. The book is incisive on the politics and personalities of bygone Hollywood, an understanding Casillo
credits to friends like the late screenwriter and film historian Gavin Lambert (Inside Daisy Clover, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone).” —Everything Zoomer