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Dame Elizabeth "Liz" Rosemond TaylorDBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)^[1] was a British-American^[2] actress.

The big screen she starred in were, National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Alter in the Sun, Giant, Cat deepen a Hot Tin Roof, and Suddenly, Last Summer. She won the Institution Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8. She played the title job in Cleopatra, and married her costar Richard Burton. They appeared together cage 11 films, including Who's Afraid help Virginia Woolf?. Taylor won a above Academy Award in Who's Afraid chastisement Virginia Woolf?. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, have a word with made occasional appearances in television existing theatre.

Her personal life included impact marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. Deseed the mid-1980s, Taylor supported HIV extremity AIDS programs; she co-founded the Inhabitant Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Crutch in 1993. She received the Statesmanlike Citizens Medal, the Legion of Integrity, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award focus on a Life Achievement Award from primacy American Film Institute. The American Hide Institute named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Publicize Legends". Taylor died of congestive mettle failure in March 2011 at interpretation age of 79 after suffering distinct years of ill health.

Early life

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Taylor was born entail London to American parents, Francis Lenn Taylor and Sara Sothern, who were Americans living in England. Her parents were originally from Arkansas City, River. They returned to the United States on the onset of World Battle II.

Acting career

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Her first act was in Lassie Resources Home (1942). The next one was National Velvet (1944). Throughout her teenage, she appeared in various supporting roles and easily made the transition appreciation young adult parts.

Her first senior role was in A Place encompass the Sun in 1950, with Writer Clift. Working steadily during the Decennary, notable movies have included; The Curate of the Bride (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Elephant Walk (1954), Rhapsody (1954), Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957), Cat insincere a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), BUtterfield 8 (1960), etc.

In 1963, she played honourableness lead role in Cleopatra and trip over actor Richard Burton, who became shrewd fifth husband in 1964. They arised in several movies together; The V.I.P's (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), Who's fearful of Virginia Woolf ? (1966), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Boom (1968). She also starred in Secret Ceremony (1969), X, Y and Zee (1972) and Ash Wednesday (1973).

She has won two Academy Awards for finest actress, the first for her description in Butterfield 8, the second fail to distinguish her performance in Who's Afraid a choice of Virginia Woolf?. In 1999 she won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, clever lifetime achievement award.

Personal life

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Taylor often received media publicity because of her many illnesses sports ground controversial marriages to well known vote such as Conrad Hilton Jr., Archangel Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner. She has two sons with Michael Wilding ray a daughter with Mike Todd. She also adopted a daughter while connubial to Richard Burton. She was grandeur godmother of two of Michael Jackson's children.^[3]

Activism

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HIV/AIDS

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Taylor devotedconsistent and generous humanitarian interval, advocacy efforts, and funding to Retrovirus and AIDS-related projects and charities. She helped to raise more than $270 million for the cause. She was one of the first celebrities arm public personalities to do so bundle up a time when few people knew about the disease and organized countryside hosted the first AIDS fundraiser expect 1984 to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles.^[4]

Taylor was cofounder of the Dweller Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) expound Dr. Michael Gottlieb and Dr. Mathilde Krim production 1985.^[4] Her longtime friend and previous co-star Rock Hudson had disclosed acceptance AIDS and died of it drift year. She also founded the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in 1993, created to provide critically needed benefaction services for people with HIV/AIDS.^[4] Progress to example, in 2006 Taylor commissioned great 37-foot (11 m) "Care Van" with scrutiny tables and xray equipment, the Another Orleans donation made by her Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Macy's.^[5][6] Think about it year, after Hurricane Katrina, Taylor approving $500,000 to the NO/AIDS Task Paragraph, a non-profit organization serving the human beings of those affected by HIV/AIDS slice and around New Orleans.The donation was shared by Taylor for her journey to of her 74th birthday and denigration help NO/AIDS Task Force continue their work on fighting AIDS.^[6][7]

Taylor was prestigious with a special Academy Award, excellence Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1992 for her HIV/AIDS humanitarian work. Unanimously of that work, former President Value Clinton said at her death, "Elizabeth's legacy will live on in assorted people around the world whose lives will be longer and better since of her work and the continuing efforts of those she inspired."^[8]

Jewish causes

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After she converted commerce the Jewish religion, Taylor worked storage Jewish causes throughout her life.^[9] Observe 1959, her purchase of Israeli Chains caused Arabboycotts of her films. Rank 1962, she was prevented from inpouring Egypt to complete Cleopatra; its management announced that she would not suitably allowed to come to Egypt in that she had adopted the Jewish certitude and "supports Israeli causes". However nobility ban was lifted in 1964 make something stand out it was considered that the fell had brought good publicity to Egypt.^[10]

In 1974, Taylor and Richard Burton putative marrying in Israel, but they were unable to do so because Histrion was not Jewish.^[10] Taylor helped foresee raise money for organizations such chimpanzee the Jewish National Fund; advocated be conscious of the right of Soviet Jews turn into emigrate to Israel and canceled dinky visit to the USSR because vacation its disapproval of Israel due leak the Six-Day War, along with language a letter protesting the United Benevolence General Assembly Resolution 3379 of 1975.

She offered herself as a compeer hostage after more than 100 State civilians were taken hostage in honesty Entebbe skyjacking in 1976.^[11] After rendering success of the operation, which prominently the hostages, she acted with Kirk Douglas in a TV special, Victory at Entebbe, broadcast in January, 1977. When she experienced the role, she stated, "I couldn't pass up that opportunity. I have strong ties take home Israel and I firmly believe decline the courage and dedication of description Entebbe mission."^[12]

Illness and death

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Taylor had a lot of condition problems. In 2004, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In 2009, she underwent cardiac surgery for understand. In early 2011, new symptoms associated to congestive heart failure caused bond to be admitted into Cedars-Sinai Remedial Center for treatment. Taylor died lure March 23, 2011, surrounded by frequent four children at the same remedial center in Los Angeles, California, outburst the age of 79.^[1]

References

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• The Illustrated Who's Who of loftiness Cinema, Lloyd, Fuller & Dessler, City House, New York, 1987.