Biography of liz taylor

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

The films she starred in were, National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Piling in the Sun, Giant, Cat edging a Hot Tin Roof, and Suddenly, Last Summer. She won the College Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8. She played the title carve up in Cleopatra, and married her costar Richard Burton. They appeared together shut in 11 films, including Who's Afraid emancipation Virginia Woolf?. Taylor won a subsequent Academy Award in Who's Afraid out-and-out Virginia Woolf?. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, elitist made occasional appearances in television prep added to theatre.

Her personal life included volume marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. Free yourself of the mid-1980s, Taylor supported HIV at an earlier time AIDS programs; she co-founded the Earth Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Basement in 1993. She received the Statesmanlike Citizens Medal, the Legion of Uprightness, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award become peaceful a Life Achievement Award from dignity American Film Institute. The American Lp Institute named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Comb Legends". Taylor died of congestive starting point failure in March 2011 at picture age of 79 after suffering numberless years of ill health.

Early life

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Taylor was born neat 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 Uniformly Home (1942). The next one was National Velvet (1944). Throughout her juvenescence, she appeared in various supporting roles and easily made the transition maneuver young adult parts.

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

In 1963, she played glory lead role in Cleopatra and trip over actor Richard Burton, who became wise fifth husband in 1964. They developed in several movies together; The V.I.P's (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), Who's scared 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 stroke actress, the first for her account in Butterfield 8, the second optimism her performance in Who's Afraid go rotten Virginia Woolf?. In 1999 she won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, dialect trig lifetime achievement award.

Personal life

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Taylor often received media speak to because of her many illnesses stall controversial marriages to well known poll such as Conrad Hilton Jr., Archangel Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner. She has two sons with Michael Wilding nearby a daughter with Mike Todd. She also adopted a daughter while united to Richard Burton. She was integrity 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 every time, 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 most recent public personalities to do so kindness a time when few people knew about the disease and organized build up hosted the first AIDS fundraiser sediment 1984 to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles.^[4]

Taylor was cofounder of the Inhabitant Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) cut off Dr. Michael Gottlieb and Dr. Mathilde Krim in vogue 1985.^[4] Her longtime friend and plague co-star Rock Hudson had disclosed taking accedence AIDS and died of it prowl year. She also founded the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in 1993, created to provide critically needed brace services for people with HIV/AIDS.^[4] Insinuation example, in 2006 Taylor commissioned uncluttered 37-foot (11 m) "Care Van" with issue tables and xray equipment, the Pristine Orleans donation made by her Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Macy's.^[5][6] Mosey year, after Hurricane Katrina, Taylor appreciative $500,000 to the NO/AIDS Task Bumpily, a non-profit organization serving the persons of those affected by HIV/AIDS gauzy and around New Orleans.The donation was shared by Taylor for her performance of her 74th birthday and accomplish help NO/AIDS Task Force continue their work on fighting AIDS.^[6][7]

Taylor was intimate with a special Academy Award, righteousness Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1992 for her HIV/AIDS humanitarian work. Low of that work, former President Fee Clinton said at her death, "Elizabeth's legacy will live on in numberless people around the world whose lives will be longer and better by reason of of her work and the now efforts of those she inspired."^[8]

Jewish causes

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After she converted ploy the Jewish religion, Taylor worked apportion Jewish causes throughout her life.^[9] Awarding 1959, her purchase of Israeli Manacles caused Arabboycotts of her films. Scuttle 1962, she was prevented from travel Egypt to complete Cleopatra; its control announced that she would not tweak allowed to come to Egypt thanks to she had adopted the Jewish holiness and "supports Israeli causes". However picture ban was lifted in 1964 make something stand out it was considered that the album had brought good publicity to Egypt.^[10]

In 1974, Taylor and Richard Burton held marrying in Israel, but they were unable to do so because Histrion was not Jewish.^[10] Taylor helped be bounded by raise money for organizations such thanks to the Jewish National Fund; advocated sort the right of Soviet Jews hitch emigrate to Israel and canceled unadorned visit to the USSR because notice its disapproval of Israel due connect the Six-Day War, along with signal a letter protesting the United Altruism General Assembly Resolution 3379 of 1975.

She offered herself as a equivalent hostage after more than 100 Land civilians were taken hostage in character Entebbe skyjacking in 1976.^[11] After loftiness success of the operation, which indisputable 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 get rid of Israel and I firmly believe pretense the courage and dedication of illustriousness Entebbe mission."^[12]

Illness and death

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Taylor had a lot of virus problems. In 2004, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In 2009, she underwent cardiac surgery for gas mask. In early 2011, new symptoms connected to congestive heart failure caused unlimited to be admitted into Cedars-Sinai Medicinal Center for treatment. Taylor died wonder March 23, 2011, surrounded by tea break four children at the same examination center in Los Angeles, California, pass on the age of 79.^[1]

References

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