Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 - March 23, 2011, also known as Liz Taylor, was an Anglo-American actress.
Beginning as a child star to adulthood, she came to be known for her acting talent and beauty, and had a highly publicized private life, including eight marriages and several near death experiences. Taylor was regarded as one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden age. The American Film Institute named Taylor seventh on his list Male Legends.
1955-1979
Following a larger role opposite Rock Hudson and James Dean in the epic by George Stevens, Giant (1956), Taylor was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress for the following films: Raintree County (1957) opposite Montgomery Clift , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) [12] with Paul Newman, and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) with Montgomery Clift, Katharine Hepburn and Mercedes McCambridge.
In 1960, Taylor was the highest paid actress previously when she signed a contract for one million dollars for playing the title role in 20th Century Fox's lavish production of Cleopatra, [13], which would be finally released in 1963 . During filming, she began a romance with her future husband, Richard Burton, who played Mark Antony in the film. The novel has received much attention from the tabloid press, as both were married to other spouses at the time.
Taylor won his first Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Gloria Wandrous in Butterfield 8 (1960), who co-starred then husband Eddie Fisher.
Her second Academy Award, also for best actress in a leading role, was for her portrayal of Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), playing opposite her then husband Richard Burton. Taylor and Burton seem and in six other films during the decade - The VIP (1963), Knight (1965), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Doctor Faustus (1967), The Comedians {1967} and Boom! (1968).
Taylor appeared in John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) opposite Marlon Brando (replacing Montgomery Clift died before production began) and Secret Ceremony (1968) opposite Mia Farrow. However, by the end of the decade its power of attraction at the box office had declined significantly, as evidenced by the failure of the only game in town (1970), with Warren Beatty.
Taylor continued to play in many feature films in the 1970s, as Zee and Co. (1972) with Michael Caine, Ash Wednesday (1973), The Blue Bird (1976) with Jane Fonda and Ava Gardner and A Little Night Music (1977). With ex-husband Richard Burton, she co-starred in 1972 film Under Milk Wood and Hammersmith is out, and the 1973 film made for TV divorce her, Divorce Hers. A chain smoker, in October 1975 she was diagnosed with lung cancer, but it later proved to be a misdiagnosis.
1980-2003
Taylor has played in the 1980 mystery film The Mirror Crack'd, based on a novel by Agatha Christie. In 1985, she played movie gossip columnist Louella Parsons in the TV movie Malice in Wonderland opposite Jane Alexander, who played Hedda Hopper. Taylor appeared in the miniseries North and South. His last theatrical film was 1994, The Flintstones. In 2001, she played an agent in the TV movie These Old Broads. She has appeared on a number of television series, including soap operas General Hospital and All My Children, and the animated series The Simpsons, once as herself, and once the voice of Maggie Simpson uttering a single word "dad".
Taylor has also acted on stage, making his debut on Broadway and West End in 1982 with a revival of Lillian Hellman, The Little Foxes. She was in a production of Private Lives by Noel Coward (1983), in which she starred with her ex-husband Richard Burton. The student run Burton Taylor Theatre in Oxford was named for the famous couple after Burton appeared as Doctor Faustus in the company of Oxford University Drama (oud) production of Marlowe's play. Taylor has played the Phantom, wordless Helen of Troy, which is biased by Faustus to "make [him] immortal with a kiss."
2003-2011
In November 2004, Taylor announced that she had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, a progressive disease where the heart is too weak to pump enough blood throughout the body, especially for the lower limbs: the ankles and feet. She broke her back five times, had both hips replaced, has survived a benign brain surgery and skin cancer, and faced with life-threatening episodes for double pneumonia. Towards the end of her life, she was reclusive and sometimes not scheduled to make appearances because of illness or other personal reasons. She uses a wheelchair and when asked about it said she had osteoporosis and was born with scoliosis.
In 2005, Taylor was an ardent defender of his friend Michael Jackson trial in California on charges of sexually assaulting a child. [He was acquitted.
On May 30, 2006, Taylor appeared on Larry King Live to refute the allegations she had been ill, and denied allegations that she suffered from Alzheimer's disease and was near death.
In late August 2006, Taylor decided to take a boat trip to prove it was not near death. It also decided to make the auction house Christie's on first sale of her jewelry, art, clothing, furniture and souvenirs. Six months later, in February 2007 in the magazine interview was dedicated to Taylor. She celebrated her life, career and his 75th birthday to come.
On December 5, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Taylor in the California Hall of Fame, located at the Museum of the History of California Women and the Arts.
Taylor has been in the news in 2007 for a rumored wedding ninth to her companion Jason Winters, whom she dismissed as a rumor. [26] However, she was quoted as saying, "Jason Winters is one of the most wonderful men I've ever known and that is why I love him. We bought the most beautiful house in Hawaii and visit us as often as possible, "the gossip columnist Liz Smith. Winters accompanied Taylor Macy's Passport HIV / AIDS 2007 gala, where Taylor was honored with a humanitarian award. In 2008, Taylor and Winters were spotted celebrating July 4 on a yacht in Santa Monica, California. The couple went to the Macy's Passport HIV / AIDS gala again in 2008.
On December 1, 2007, Taylor has acted on stage again, appearing opposite James Earl Jones in a benefit performance of AR Gurney's Love Letters play. The aim of the event was to raise $ 1 million for the foundation Taylor against AIDS. Tickets for the show were priced at $ 2,500 and more than 500 people attended. The event coincided with the Writers Guild of America strike in 2007, and rather than cross the picket line, Taylor has asked for "one night dispensation." The Writers Guild agreed not to picket the Paramount Pictures lot that night to allow the performance.
Weddings
Taylor was married eight times to seven husbands:
* Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (May 6, 1950 - January 29, 1951) (divorced)
* Michael Wilding (February 21, 1952 - January 26, 1957) (divorced)
* Michael Todd (February 2, 1957 - March 22, 1958) (widow)
* Eddie Fisher (May 12, 1959 - March 6, 1964) (divorced)
* Richard Burton (March 15, 1964 - June 26, 1974) (divorced)
* Richard Burton (October 10, 1975 - July 29, 1976) (divorced)
* John Warner (December 4, 1976 - November 7, 1982) (divorced)
* Larry Fortensky (October 6, 1991 - October 31, 1996) (divorced)
Children
With Wilding (two son):
* Michael Howard Wilding (born January 6, 1953)
* Christopher Edward Wilding (born February 27, 1955)
Todd (a girl):
* Frances Elizabeth "Liza" Todd (born August 6, 1957)
With Burton (one daughter):
* Maria Burton (born August 1, 1961, adopted 1964)
In 1971, Taylor became a grandmother at the age of 39 years. At the time of her death, she is survived by her four children, ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Taylor has been converted to Judaism.
Death
Taylor addressed the different health problems over the years. [38] In 2004 it was announced she was suffering from congestive heart failure, and in 2009 she underwent heart surgery to replace a leaky faucet. [39] In February 2011 new symptoms related to congestive heart failure caused her to be admitted to the hospital Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor died March 23, 2011, surrounded by her four children at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at the age of 79.
List of awards
Taylor won two Oscars for best actress (for her role in Butterfield 8 in 1960, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 1966). She joined a select list of Oscars twice winning Best Actress winners including Luise Rainer, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Glenda Jackson, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Jodie Foster, and Hillary Swank. In addition, she received the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian Academy Award in 1992 for his work against AIDS. In 1999, Taylor was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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