Remembering Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was the last great star of classic Hollywood and the first of a new breed of super-celebrity From her star-making turn in National Velvet at the age of 12 she lived life in the spotlight Despite being one of the most charismatic actresses on screen it was her private life that most fascinated the public Her eight marriages and lavish jet-set lifestyle filled the tabloids She never shied away from speaking her mind and spent the last decades of her life using her celebrity to raise money in the fight against AIDS We remember Elizabeth Taylor and the grand life she lived

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