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The actress who held dual citizenship of Britian and the US, began acting at the tender age of nine. And a year later starred in Lassie Come Home:
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In 1960, Elizabeth Taylor became the highest paid actress in Hollywood when she signed a $1 million contract to play the title role of 20st Century Fox's Cleopatra:
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"If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down."
-- Dame Elizabeth Taylor
It is was on-set whilst filming Cleopatra that Taylor first met and began a romance with Richard Burton, whom she would go on to marry, twice!
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The stunning actress was photographed for the cover of Life magazine a total of eleven times:
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"My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked."
-- Dame Elizabeth Taylor
In her 79 years, Dame Elizabeth Taylor starred in five dozen films, won two Oscars for Best Actress, was nominated for three more Oscars, was married eight times to seven husbands, and had four children. More than most of us can ever hope to achieve in a lifetime!
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"I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it."
-- Dame Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor's stunning deep violet-blue eyes and a strange birth "mutation" which meant that she had a double row of eyelashes resulted in a breathtaking beauty which enhanced her appearance on camera:
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