National Velvet
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Oct 16, 2026
Baby MelonsHOST
I was thinking of the book.
Baby MelonsHOST
But, but just to salvage my reputation here, I will say that there is a very, I mean, she was, she, I, I don't know if she's done National Velvet or not, but there's a very small bit role with Elizabeth Taylor.
TaTa BapsHOST
Oh, okay.
Baby MelonsHOST
And I was like, wait a minute.
David T. ColeHOST
1944 Best Actress winner, supporting actress.
David T. ColeHOST
That movie was National Velvet.
Tara ArianoHOST
[laughs] Oh.
David T. ColeHOST
That is the horse.
Sam PancakeGUEST
Yeah, that's true.
TylerHOST
Like, like, uh, National Velvet Elizabeth Taylor.
Sam PancakeGUEST
Yeah.
TylerHOST
Um-
Elizabeth TaylorSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You will kneel.
Derek KaufmanHOST
In the early weeks of 2011, Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed Hollywood icon whose extraordinary beauty, magnetic screen presence, and unforgettable performances in films like National Velvet, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, made her one of the defining stars of the Golden Age of cinema, was living a far quieter life than the glamorous one that had captivated the world for more than six decades.
Derek KaufmanHOST
No longer a fixture on red carpets or movie sets, Taylor spent much of her time at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by loved ones, close friends, and the devoted staff who had become an extension of her family after years of declining health.
Derek KaufmanHOST
Though she had largely stepped away from acting, her influence on Hollywood and popular culture remained as immense as ever.
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Derek KaufmanHOST
... that were near and dear to his heart, and they really are sort of twins in that paradigm.
Derek KaufmanHOST
Born in London in 1932 to American parents, Taylor arrived in Hollywood almost by accident, but quickly revealed herself to be one of the most gifted child performers of her generation.
Derek KaufmanHOST
After appearing in several small roles, she became an international sensation at just 12 years old in National Velvet, demonstrating a confidence and emotional authenticity rare for an actress her age.
Derek KaufmanHOST
Unlike many child stars, Taylor then successfully transitioned into adulthood, reinventing herself as a serious dramatic actor and gradually shedding wholesome roles in favor of emotionally demanding characters that reflected the changing ambitions of post-war American filmmaking.
Adam KempenaarHOST
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Adam KempenaarHOST
National Velvet.
Seán CrossonGUEST
Yeah.
Adam KempenaarHOST
A football movie does squeak in at number 10 in Jerry Maguire.
Harry MorrowHOST
[laughs]
Katie HeindlGUEST
And then this is sort of a play on Blue Velvet, the, the horse racing movie.
Harry MorrowHOST
[laughs]
Katie HeindlGUEST
But we can use, um, our man Red Velvet.
Cat CorchadoHOST
You know? And so I'm not, if you're 20 something, Hey, come along if you want, but I'm speaking directly to women who are in my age group.
Wendi KnoxGUEST
Well, I remember being a little girl and, uh, because I had blue eyes and dark hair, people always used to say I looked like Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet, which I didn't even know what that meant.
Wendi KnoxGUEST
But I remember being a little girl and thinking, God, I wish people would just stop talking about looks.
Wendi KnoxGUEST
I remember, like, because my mother was like, you know, slicking my crazy hair back and time you know everything was about looks this matching this and I remember thinking how limiting it was and that I wanted people to know what was inside of me so now I'm at that age where that's the most I have to offer and there's been times when I've thought wow, if I'm going to do reels and be in the public, I kind of wish I looked the way I used to be.
Gray Robert BrownHOST
But I think we've got a clip that includes a bit of Miss Marple, but also, importantly, her foil in the film, which is the character of Marina Greig, the sort of Hollywood star character, played by Elizabeth Taylor.
Mark AldridgeHOST
Yeah, so you've got Angela Lansbury and Elizabeth Taylor in the same film, having acted together in National Velvet many years earlier and both being massive stars.
Mark AldridgeHOST
And this is the only scene that they share where they're both alive.
Mark AldridgeHOST
Let's put it that way around.
George FeltensteinGUEST
And that was when I was like, probably eight or nine years old.
George FeltensteinGUEST
And the little small town theater would show National Velvet and The Yearling and Tom Thumb and Forbidden Planet.
George FeltensteinGUEST
And first time I saw The Wizard of Oz in a theater.
George FeltensteinGUEST
And we could walk to the theater, my brother and myself, because it was safe for children to be walking in town alone.
Erin CarlsonHOST
Her mother tells of the times when she was ill and the small Elizabeth would steal softly into her mother's bedroom and lay on the pillow a single rose which she had picked from the garden.
Erin CarlsonHOST
When, at 12 years of age, she became known to American movie audiences through her role in National Velvet, people noticed the unusual quality of the child.
Erin CarlsonHOST
She was, they said, an old soul.
Erin CarlsonHOST
Her memorable scene in the attic with Anne Revere convinced the more discerning audiences that there was something not quite worldly about this girl.
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