The collection has been noted in PEOPLE, LIFE and CELEBRITY. There have been acknowledgements and praise given from press agents John Springer and Chen Sam, writers Kitty Kelly and C. David Heymann. The collection and it’s dedicated collector have made numerous appearances on TV and radio throughout Canada and the United States. This all attests to it being the finest and most comprehensive collection of photographs of Elizabeth Taylor in the world.

The Collection is comprised of over 20,000 pieces gathered from many, many sources from all over the world. There are many beautiful and rare black & white studio photos, color “glossies”, studio programs, newspaper clippings, magazine covers, posters, letters and more. There are rare and never before published photos and original date stamped photographic proof sheets taken on the set of Cleopatra.

In one of the two Henry Wynberg binders, there is a rare published photo taken in Russia of Elizabeth Taylor without make up. Also in the collection are rare studio costume stills, which forms an integral part of the binder “Cleopatra – On the Set”.

Of the three volumes covering the 1950’s, two are dedicated to the famous Glamour portraits shot during that era.

A look into the actress as an actress is found in the binder covering The Little Foxes.

Rare shots of Elizabeth making up in a mirror show yet another side of her persona as do Hannon Bell’s own photos taken of Elizabeth during The Little Foxes run in New York City.

A very touching and tender letter to Hannon Bell from Chen Sam in the binder on Richard Burton’s death forms a personal component of this remarkable collection.

Important to the validity and history of the collection is the Press binder housing all original press clippings written about the collection as well as all original letters from John Springer, Chen Sam, Kitty Kelly, C. David Heymann, People Magazine and others all in chronological order.

And there’s more… an original 1961 Cleopatra script with its type written pages to its unique insertion note by director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

There is an exhaustive video film library of Taylor’s work. The collection also includes a significant library of non-fiction books written by various authors on the many fascinating aspects of the life and times of Elizabeth Taylor.

After working closely with author C. David Heymann, Hannon Bell is given credit in the chapter notes and acknowledgements in his Biography of Taylor, “An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth Taylor”. Mr. Heymann autographed a note in his book “A Woman Named Jackie”, which he sent to Hannon while working with him on his book, “To Hannon, who has the finest Elizabeth Taylor collection in the world”.

The collection in its entirety is mind-boggling.

The Hannon Bell collection holds many firsts.
People Magazine gave Mr. Bell the distinction of being the first person to comment on the first People cover of Elizabeth Taylor.

His T-shirt “HANNON’S PASSION – ELIZABETH TAYLOR was noticed by Taylor in a 1976 magazine article and was requested to be sent to her. It is widely thought by many to be the inspiration for the naming of Elizabeth Taylor’s “Passion” Perfume, launched a decade later.

Winner of two lyric awards from the American Song Festival, Hannon Bell has written 3 songs about Elizabeth Taylor… The Lavender Lady, Love at the Movies and I’m A Fan.
In 1976 Hannon Bell sang The Lavender Lady to press agents John Springer and Chen Sam and a copy was sent to Taylor.

The Lavender Lady has a chorus of “She’s the Lady oh yes, the Lavender Lady, the Lady oh yes, my passion, my passion, my passion”. The reference to “passion” in the song along with the t–shirts labeled “HANNON”S PASSION – ELIZABETH TAYLOR”, it is easy to see why this may have influenced the naming of her now very famous perfume, Elizabeth Taylor’s “Passion”.

“I’m a Fan,” speaks of Hannon’s first sighting of Elizabeth Taylor in person at the stage door in 1981 during “The Little Foxes” run in New York. She had just returned to the show that night after an absence due to illness.
“Love at the Movies,” is an autobiographical account of how as a 13-year-old, Hannon was smitten by Elizabeth Taylor, began the collection as a hobby which quickly got out of control with wonderful consequences.

Elizabeth Taylor’s staying power and tenacity is more than legendary. Her place in Hollywood history is a phenomenon of unequaled precedence.

Elizabeth Taylor, often referred to as the “most beautiful woman in the world”, starred in the most expensive film ever made, Cleopatra. She was the first to command and get (the most ever paid to an actor up to that point), the unheard salary of $1,000,000 while Burton received $250,000 for his contribution in the same film.

Hannon Bell has compiled the most unique and fabulous collection of photographs and related material on Elizabeth Taylor.

Almost 50 years of intense and dedicated work, Hannon Bell is now prepared to offer for sale this magnificent, one of a kind collection in it’s entirety.