Liz Taylor buried near Jackson

LOS ANGELES: Film icon Elizabeth Taylor has been buried in the cemetery that his fame even longtime friend Michael Jackson - and demonstrated a keen sense of humor at the end.

The legendary actress, who died Wednesday aged 79, was expelled by a one-hour ceremony in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park private on Thursday, where generations of Hollywood stars are buried.

But his last wishes were respected, and announced after the service was completed.

"The service was scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., but at the request of Miss Taylor started late," said a statement from his agent.

"Miss Taylor had left instructions that he should start at least 15 minutes later than expected to the public, with the announcement:" She even wanted to be late for his own funeral, "he added.

The legend of film and violet-eyed beauty, known as much for his turbulent love life that his career five decades of Oscar-winning film, died Wednesday morning of congestive heart failure in hospital in Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai.

funeral Thursday was reserved for family and a few dozen friends, has a fleet of black limousines to the cemetery green, where stars including Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable and Jean Harlow are also buried.

During their life, pop icon and legend of Hollywood have been inseparable at times, with houses close together in the plush Bel Air and Beverly Hills neighborhoods of West Hollywood.

"I do not think anyone knew how much we loved each other," Taylor said after his death. "I loved Michael with all my heart and I can not imagine life without him. We had a lot in common and we had the pleasure of love together. "(AFP)