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Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Divorce His, Divorce Hers is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The film examines the conflicted emotions felt by a couple whose 18-year marriage has frayed beyond repair. The first half of the film ("Divorce His") details the story from the husband's perspective, and the second half ("Divorce Hers") takes the wife's perspective.
The film, which was directed by Waris Hussein, from a script by John
M. Spencer married Edwin D. Duryea in 1911, in Brooklyn. They divorced in 1915. After her divorce, something of which she never spoke (because proper ladies were not supposed be divorced and she had opposed hers), she became involved in philanthropic pursuits.
She was an active Suffragette, a great admirer and distant acquaintance of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, and an active member of her church. She was a member of The Women's Club and the C.L.S.C. of Chautauqua Institution, NY, and also a member of The