Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her seventh on its greatest female screen legends list.Born in London to socially prominent American parents, Taylor moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1939 at the age of 7. She made her acting debut with a minor role in the Universal Pictures film ''There's One Born Every Minute'' (1942), but the studio ended her contract after a year. She was then signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and became a popular teen star after appearing in ''National Velvet'' (1944). She transitioned to mature roles in the 1950s, when she starred in the comedy ''Father of the Bride'' (1950) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the drama ''A Place in the Sun'' (1951). She starred in the historical adventure epic ''Ivanhoe'' (1952) with Robert Taylor and Joan Fontaine. Despite being one of MGM's most bankable stars, Taylor wished to end her career in the early 1950s. She resented the studio's control and disliked many of the films to which she was assigned.
She began receiving more enjoyable roles in the mid-1950s, beginning with the epic drama ''Giant'' (1956), and starred in several critically and commercially successful films in the following years. These included two film adaptations of plays by Tennessee Williams: ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958), and ''Suddenly, Last Summer'' (1959); Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the latter. Although she disliked her role as a call girl in ''BUtterfield 8'' (1960), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. During the production of the film ''Cleopatra'' in 1961, Taylor and co-star Richard Burton began an extramarital affair, which caused a scandal. Despite public disapproval, they continued their relationship and were married in 1964. Dubbed "Liz and Dick" by the media, they starred in 11 films together, including ''The V.I.P.s'' (1963), ''The Sandpiper'' (1965), ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1967), and ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1966). Taylor received the best reviews of her career for ''Woolf'', winning her second Academy Award and several other awards for her performance. She and Burton divorced in 1974 but reconciled soon after, remarrying in 1975. The second marriage ended in divorce in 1976.
Taylor's acting career began to decline in the late 1960s, although she continued starring in films until the mid-1970s, after which she focused on supporting the career of her sixth husband, United States Senator John Warner. In the 1980s, she acted in her first substantial stage roles and in several television films and series. She became the second celebrity to launch a perfume brand after Sophia Loren. Taylor was one of the first celebrities to take part in HIV/AIDS activism. She co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985 and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991. From the early 1990s until her death, she dedicated her time to philanthropy, for which she received several accolades, including the Presidential Citizens Medal.
Throughout her career, Taylor's personal life was the subject of constant media attention. She was married eight times to seven men, converted to Judaism, endured several serious illnesses, and led a jet set lifestyle, including assembling one of the most expensive private collections of jewelry in the world. After many years of ill health, Taylor died from congestive heart failure in 2011, at the age of 79. Provided by Wikipedia
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Elizabeth Taylor's Nibbles and me by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011-
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Elizabeth takes off by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
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Elizabeth Taylor : an informal memoir by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
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Elizabeth takes off : on weight gain, weight loss, self-image, and self-esteem by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
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Pocket Elizabeth Taylor wisdom : witty quotes & wise words from a true icon. by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
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Elizabeth Taylor : my love affair with jewelry by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
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Elizabeth Taylor's Nibbles and me by Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
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Elizabeth Taylor : [triple feature movie marathon].
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The decade you were born : the 50s
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Cleopatra
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That's entertainment the complete collection.
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Elizabeth Taylor American diamond : unauthorized biography
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Michael Jackson the secrets of a legend.
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Michael Jackson the secrets of a legend.
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The Freddie Mercury tribute concert
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Life with father
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National Velvet
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Father of the bride.
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The taming of the shrew
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