People, Jan. 25, 1971

"Sometimes, unexpectedly, in the early morning, I will imagine an extraordinary woman—lush and lavish and lovely—and . . ." Many a man's early-morning fantasy may look quite a bit like Elizabeth Taylor. But few could go on, as did Richard Burton when he saw the latest photograph of Liz: "I will reach out with my hand and find the reality of the dream woman. She exists, and lo and behold, she is alive. She is warm. She responds. She murmurs. She weeps. She is wild. She is dangerous. But sometimes, like this photograph, she will come running at me with all...

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