Gianni Bozzacchi’s 1972 Photograph of Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of X, Y & Zee

Elizabeth’s personal photographer and dear friend, Gianni Bozzacchi captured this memorable moment in 1972 while on the London ser of the film X, Y & Zee, and his impromptu shot resulted in a legendary photo.  Initially, Elizabeth would not approve the image, but Richard loved it so much he quickly wrote a poem to convince her that it needed to be seen. It worked and the image ran in multiple newspapers on the same day, creating a sensation.

“She is like the tide, she comes and she goes, she runs to me/ as in this stupendous photographic image./ In my poor and tormented youth, I had always dreamed of this/ woman. And now, when this dream occasionally returns, I extend/ my arm, and she is here…by my side. If you have not met or known her, you have lost much in life.”