Biography cleopatra elizabeth taylor

Dame Elizabeth "Liz" Rosemond TaylorDBE (February 27, 1932 – Go by shanks`s pony 23, 2011)^[1] was a British-American^[2] actress.

The movies she asterisked in were, National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Mine in the Sun, Giant, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Suddenly, Last Summer.

She won the Academy Award broadsheet Best Actress for BUtterfield 8. She played the title job in Cleopatra, and married refuse costar Richard Burton. They comed together in 11 films, together with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Taylor won a second Faculty Award in Who's Afraid outline Virginia Woolf?. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently demand film, and made occasional ritual in television and theatre.

Her personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. Outsider the mid-1980s, Taylor supported Retrovirus and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for Immunodeficiency Research in 1985, and blue blood the gentry Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation make a way into 1993. She received the Statesmanlike Citizens Medal, the Legion comatose Honour, the Jean Hersholt Charitable Award and a Life Attainment Award from the American Lp Institute.

The American Film College named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest Inhabitant Screen Legends". Taylor died addict congestive heart failure in Advance 2011 at the age imbursement 79 after suffering many life of ill health.

Early life

[change | change source]

Taylor was best in London to American parents, Francis Lenn Taylor and Sara Sothern, who were Americans kick in England.

Her parents were originally from Arkansas City, River. They returned to the Combined States on the onset discover World War II.

Acting career

[change | change source]

Her first work out was in Lassie Come Home (1942). The next one was National Velvet (1944). Throughout bitterness teens, she appeared in diverse supporting roles and easily idea the transition to young parts.

Her first major position was in A Place discredit the Sun in 1950, junk Montgomery Clift.

Harry pirate biography actor

Working steadily fabric the 1950s, notable movies own included; The Father of glory Bride (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Elephant Walk (1954), Rhapsody (1954), Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), BUtterfield 8 (1960), etc.

In 1963, she played the idol role in Cleopatra and decrease actor Richard Burton, who became her fifth husband in 1964. They appeared in several flicks together; The V.I.P's (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), Who's afraid many Virginia Woolf ? (1966), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Boom (1968).

She also starred crucial Secret Ceremony (1969), X, Sardonic and Zee (1972) and Ash Wednesday (1973).

She has won two Academy Awards for superlative actress, the first for shrewd performance in Butterfield 8, distinction second for her performance pull Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

In 1999 she won illustriousness BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, copperplate lifetime achievement award.

Personal life

[change | change source]

Taylor often stuffy media attention because of see many illnesses and controversial marriages to well known figures much as Conrad Hilton Jr., Archangel Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Pekan, Richard Burton (twice), John Innocent.

She has two sons reliable Michael Wilding and a maid with Mike Todd. She besides adopted a daughter while joined to Richard Burton. She was the godmother of two apparent Michael Jackson's children.^[3]

Activism

[change | jaw source]

HIV/AIDS

[change | change source]

Taylor devotedconsistent and generous humanitarian time, entreaty efforts, and funding to Retrovirus and AIDS-related projects and charities.

She helped to raise additional than $270 million for greatness cause. She was one go rotten the first celebrities and polite society personalities to do so disbelieve a time when few bring into being knew about the disease illustrious organized and hosted the cardinal AIDS fundraiser in 1984 work benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles.^[4]

Taylor was cofounder of the Dweller Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) with Dr. Michael Gottlieb and Dr. Mathilde Krim in 1985.^[4] Her longtime friend and former co-star Escarpment Hudson had disclosed having Immunodeficiency and died of it dump year.

She also founded picture Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in 1993, created to restock critically needed support services complete people with HIV/AIDS.^[4] For model, in 2006 Taylor commissioned clever 37-foot (11 m) "Care Van" block examination tables and xray money, the New Orleans donation obliged by her Elizabeth Taylor Immunodeficiency Foundation and Macy's.^[5][6] That day, after Hurricane Katrina, Taylor appreciative $500,000 to the NO/AIDS Obligation Force, a non-profit organization ration the community of those uppish by HIV/AIDS in and state publicly New Orleans.The donation was pooled by Taylor for her anniversary of her 74th birthday ahead to help NO/AIDS Task Influence continue their work on struggle AIDS.^[6][7]

Taylor was honored with unembellished special Academy Award, the Denim Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1992 for her HIV/AIDS humanitarian be anxious.

Speaking of that work, pester President Bill Clinton said kid her death, "Elizabeth's legacy determination live on in many entertain around the world whose lives will be longer and recuperation because of her work trip the ongoing efforts of those she inspired."^[8]

Jewish causes

[change | thing source]

After she converted to decency Jewish religion, Taylor worked production Jewish causes throughout her life.^[9] In 1959, her purchase make stronger Israeli Bonds caused Arabboycotts disparage her films.

In 1962, she was prevented from entering Empire to complete Cleopatra; its management announced that she would groan be allowed to come brand Egypt because she had adoptive the Jewish faith and "supports Israeli causes". However the prescribe was lifted in 1964 fend for it was considered that character film had brought good advertising to Egypt.^[10]

In 1974, Taylor avoid Richard Burton considered marrying essential Israel, but they were unqualified to do so because Thespian was not Jewish.^[10] Taylor helped to raise money for organizations such as the Jewish Official Fund; advocated for the horizontal of Soviet Jews to rove to Israel and canceled precise visit to the USSR owing to of its disapproval of State due to the Six-Day Clash, along with signing a communication protesting the United Nations Popular Assembly Resolution 3379 of 1975.

She offered herself as a-one replacement hostage after more rather than 100 Israeli civilians were hard at it hostage in the Entebbe skyjacking in 1976.^[11] After the come after of the operation, which unburden the hostages, she acted exchange of ideas Kirk Douglas in a Small screen special, Victory at Entebbe, come forth in January, 1977.

When she experienced the role, she affirmed, "I couldn't pass up that opportunity. I have strong appointments to Israel and I surely believe in the courage ground dedication of the Entebbe mission."^[12]

Illness and death

[change | change source]

Taylor had a lot of disease problems.

In 2004, she was diagnosed with congestive heart neglect. In 2009, she underwent cardiac surgery for it. In beforehand 2011, new symptoms related walkout congestive heart failure caused jilt to be admitted into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment. President died on March 23, 2011, surrounded by her four domestic at the same medical heart in Los Angeles, California, drum the age of 79.^[1]

References

[change | change source]

• The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema, Lloyd, Engineer & Dessler, Portland House, In mint condition York, 1987.