On the 23rd of March 2011, Elizabeth Taylor sadly passed away. The Hollywood beauty who was considered by many as the last 'Hollywood Godess' died of Congestive heart failure, and although she's gone she will forever live on in our hearts.
I remember the first time I saw Elizabeth and her violet eyes light up the screen in Cleopatra (1963), up until then I had found it impossible that any woman could be more beautiful than Vivien Leigh, but my was I wrong! I later went on to watch some of her other films such as award-winning Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Butterfield 8 (1960) for which she recieved an Academy award for Best Actress both times.
Perhaps that is what set Elizabeth apart from other Hollywood Stars of her day, she wasn't just a pretty face, she could act too. To many people Elizabeth is most famous for being married 8 times to 7 different husbands. But we must not forget her huge contribution to aids charitys, and her famous friendship with fellow legend - Michael Jackson.
From her early years, it was aparent that Elizabeth wanted to be an actress. Her ambition as a child was to be a movie star with MGM just like Vivien leigh- her idol. Her first film role was in There's One Born Every Minute (1942), which gave Elizabeth a taste of fame, a small taste that would double with every film that she made until evetually it would be too much to bare. The film that really put Elizabeth up there with the child stars of her day was National Velvet (1944), a film that would remain one of her favorites throughout her life, mainly because of her love for horses.
In 1999 Elizabeth was named the seventh greatest female star of all time, beating stars such as Grace Kelly, Ginger Rogers and Judy Garland.
R.I.P ELIZABETH TAYLOR - GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
