“I never planned to acquire a lot of jewels or a lot of husbands. For me, life happened, just as it does for anyone else.”
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011) died at the age of 79.
An oscar-winning actress and super-star, Dame Taylor starred in over 50 Hollywood movies. She was a committed AIDS activist, raising in excess of $200 million dollars for AIDS research.
Elizabeth Taylor was appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1999.
She was buried alongside her last ever love letter from Richard Burton, which she had kept on her dressing table for 27 years.
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