Richard Burton's 'vulgar' romance with Elizabeth Taylor was a'surreal fantasy'

Elizabeth Taylor smashed Richard Burton's 'Shakespearean ambitions' Their tempestuous relationship became the stuff of Hollywood legend. The pair got married and divorced twice in a blizzard of alcohol-fueled passion between the 1960s and 1970s. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton dated for more than 50 years.

Elizabeth Taylor is the subject of a new book by Roger Lewis, "Erotic Vagrancy" The Oscar-winning actress died in 2011 at age 79. She was married eight times to seven men, and was married to eight different men. The book is based on Taylor's marriage to Richard Burton.