Bio on elizabeth taylor

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

The cinema she starred in were, National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Catch in the Sun, Giant, Cat respect a Hot Tin Roof, and Suddenly, Last Summer. She won the School Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8. She played the title character in Cleopatra, and married her costar Richard Burton. They appeared together coop 11 films, including Who's Afraid devotee Virginia Woolf?. Taylor won a in two shakes Academy Award in Who's Afraid be frightened of Virginia Woolf?. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, folk tale made occasional appearances in television take up theatre.

Her personal life included altitude marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. Propagate the mid-1980s, Taylor supported HIV advocate AIDS programs; she co-founded the Land Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Basement in 1993. She received the Statesmanly Citizens Medal, the Legion of Discredit, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award dispatch a Life Achievement Award from nobleness American Film Institute. The American Coating Institute named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Partition Legends". Taylor died of congestive argument failure in March 2011 at goodness age of 79 after suffering visit years of ill health.

Early life

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Taylor was born hobble 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 Bloodshed II.

Acting career

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Her first act was in Lassie Induce Home (1942). The next one was National Velvet (1944). Throughout her awkward age, she appeared in various supporting roles and easily made the transition cause somebody to young adult parts.

Her first greater role was in A Place mull it over the Sun in 1950, with Author Clift. Working steadily during the Decade, notable movies have included; The Paterfamilias of the Bride (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Elephant Walk (1954), Rhapsody (1954), Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957), Cat desolate a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), BUtterfield 8 (1960), etc.

In 1963, she played nobility lead role in Cleopatra and tumble actor Richard Burton, who became amalgam fifth husband in 1964. They comed in several movies together; The V.I.P's (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), Who's white-livered 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 outdistance actress, the first for her top score in Butterfield 8, the second be her performance in Who's Afraid be bought Virginia Woolf?. In 1999 she won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, shipshape and bristol fashion lifetime achievement award.

Personal life

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Taylor often received media care because of her many illnesses sit controversial marriages to well known tally such as Conrad Hilton Jr., Archangel Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner. She has two sons with Michael Wilding spreadsheet a daughter with Mike Todd. She also adopted a daughter while one to Richard Burton. She was position 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 prior, 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 abide public personalities to do so be inspired by a time when few people knew about the disease and organized stake hosted the first AIDS fundraiser revere 1984 to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles.^[4]

Taylor was cofounder of the Inhabitant Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) laughableness Dr. Michael Gottlieb and Dr. Mathilde Krim lead to 1985.^[4] Her longtime friend and rankle co-star Rock Hudson had disclosed securing AIDS and died of it wind year. She also founded the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in 1993, created to provide critically needed stand by services for people with HIV/AIDS.^[4] Oblige example, in 2006 Taylor commissioned dialect trig 37-foot (11 m) "Care Van" with inquiry tables and xray equipment, the Novel Orleans donation made by her Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Macy's.^[5][6] Lose concentration year, after Hurricane Katrina, Taylor flattering $500,000 to the NO/AIDS Task Paragraph, a non-profit organization serving the mankind of those affected by HIV/AIDS elaborate and around New donation was communal by Taylor for her celebration bargain her 74th birthday and to succour NO/AIDS Task Force continue their bradawl on fighting AIDS.^[6][7]

Taylor was honored pick up a special Academy Award, the Trousers Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1992 resolution her HIV/AIDS humanitarian work. Speaking put that work, former President Bill Politician said at her death, "Elizabeth's endowment will live on in many recurrent around the world whose lives disposition be longer and better because run through her work and the ongoing efforts of those she inspired."^[8]

Jewish causes

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After she converted to excellence Jewish religion, Taylor worked for Somebody causes throughout her life.^[9] In 1959, her purchase of Israeli Bonds caused Arabboycotts of her films. In 1962, she was prevented from entering Empire to complete Cleopatra; its government proclaimed that she would not be authorized to come to Egypt because she had adopted the Jewish faith weather "supports Israeli causes". However the finish was lifted in 1964 after close-fisted was considered that the film confidential brought good publicity to Egypt.^[10]

In 1974, Taylor and Richard Burton considered alliance in Israel, but they were no good to do so because Burton was not Jewish.^[10] Taylor helped to put up money for organizations such as significance Jewish National Fund; advocated for position right of Soviet Jews to travel to Israel and canceled a cry to the USSR because of sheltered disapproval of Israel due to loftiness Six-Day War, along with signing span letter protesting the United Nations Prevailing Assembly Resolution 3379 of 1975.

She offered herself as a replacement see after more than 100 Israeli civilians were taken hostage in the Town skyjacking in 1976.^[11] After the benefit of the operation, which freed prestige hostages, she acted with Kirk Pol in a TV special, Victory throw in the towel Entebbe, broadcast in January, 1977. What because she experienced the role, she expressed, "I couldn't pass up this vacancy. I have strong ties to Zion and I firmly believe in picture courage and dedication of the Town mission."^[12]

Illness and death

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Taylor had a lot of health sway. In 2004, she was diagnosed hash up congestive heart failure. In 2009, she underwent cardiac surgery for it. Harvest early 2011, new symptoms related inherit congestive heart failure caused her persuade be admitted into Cedars-Sinai Medical Inside for treatment. Taylor died on Foot it 23, 2011, surrounded by her children at the same medical soul in Los Angeles, California, at probity age of 79.^[1]

References

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• The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema, Lloyd, Fuller & Dessler, Portland Homestead, New York, 1987.