Another young actor who auditioned for the role was the future British cabinet minister, Shirley Williams, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 90. But production was delayed, and with filming taking place in California (masquerading as Surrey, England), Tiernay returned to New York before the rights were sold to MGM and work resumed in 1941. When RKO began production on a film based on Enid Bagnold’s 1935 novel of the same name in the late ’30s, 18-year-old Broadway actor Gene Tiernay was the first choice to star. Elizabeth wasn’t the first choice for Velvet Brown The English-American actor was just 12 when she starred in the film, and as with all productions featuring Liz, what happened behind the scenes was often as fascinating as the plot.įrom the on-set accident that would remain with Taylor for the rest of her life, to the surprising connection with a future love - British Vogue takes a closer look at the classic movie that birthed a cinematic legend. When Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on 11 April, riding into the history books on Minella Times, many drew comparisons with Elizabeth Taylor’s turn in 1944’s National Velvet, which saw her character, Velvet Brown, triumph on her horse The Pie – albeit while disguised as a male jockey.
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