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Famous Stars #5
Famous Stars #5 (1951) This issue features "Elizabeth Taylor: Hollywood Heartbreak," which chronicles Taylor's rise in Hollywood and her personal life. The story follows Elizabeth from her early days at MGM, where studio executives give her a tour and show her a new home complete with a swimming pool, through her wartime work entertaining troops and posing for pin-up photographs that were distributed to servicemen worldwide. The narrative details her marriage to Harry James, emphasizing how their relationship endured despite the demands of her film career, and concludes with her decision to prioritize her marriage and family over further acting ambitions. The issue also includes profiles of Mario Lanza and Esther Williams, as indicated on the cover.