Collector Investor Files Fraud Lawsuit Against John LeBold and Americana Dance Theatre Over Elizabeth Taylor "Cleopatra" Dress and Other Hollywood Movie Costumes Movie Prop Collecting with Jason DeBord's Original Prop Blog Film Cleopatra (1963) nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox., What began as a modest $2 million project spiraled into a $44 million epic, forcing the studio to sell off land just to survive., Elizabeth Taylor Bonhams : An Adele Balkan costume sketch for Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra She did her own makeup for Cleopatra and made history while doing it. Stormy blue shadow, razor sharp cat eyes, sculpted brows Elizabeth Taylor created her iconic glam herself, sparking a Cleopatra 1963 Elizabeth Taylor beautiful in dress gold necklace Photo CL0182