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British-American actress (1932-2011)
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor DBE was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s.Wikipedia
| Born | February 27, 1932 |
| Hometown | London, England |
| Net worth | $600 million |
| Height | 5'4" (1.63m) |
| Spouse | John Warner (m 1976 - 1982) , Michael Wilding (m 1952 - 1957) , Larry Fortensky (m 1991 - 1996) , Richard Burton (m 1975 - 1976) , Richard Burton (m 1964 - 1974) , Eddie Fisher (m 1959 - 1964) , Mike Todd (m 1957 - 1958) , Conrad Hilton Jr. (m 1950 - 1951) |
| Children | Christopher Wilding , Maria Burton , Liza Todd Burton , Michael Wilding Jr. |
| Parents | Francis Lenn Taylor , Sara Sothern |
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Paris Jackson channels her inner goddess in the most striking golden dress
- Paris Jackson looked ultra-glamorous in a figure-hugging gown as she stepped out to attend the Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS in West Hollywood on Thursday evening. SEE: Paris Jackson steals the show in stunning white bridesmaid gown The event is held annually to support the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which the late actress launched in 1991 to raise funds and awareness to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. WATCH: Paris Jackson gives rare insight into relationship with mother Debbie Rowe Dre
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Photographer Lord Snowdon dies aged 86
Lord Snowdon, the photographer, film-maker and former husband of the late Princess Margaret, has died aged 86. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said he passed away peacefully at his home. Snowdon, born Antony Armstrong-Jones, photographed dozens of famous faces including Diana, Princess of Wales, Jack Nicholson, Elizabeth Taylor and David Bowie during his career. He married Margaret in 1960 but the couple split amid a blaze of publicity and finally divorced in 1978, the first such royal split since the days of Henry VIII.
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Ash Wednesday (1973 film) | Nominated |
| 1968 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | British Actress | The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) | Nominated |
| 1967 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | British Actress | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film) | Winner |
| 1967 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | British Actress | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film) | Winner |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film) | Nominated |