Elizabeth Taylor
Birthday: 1932-02-27
Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK
Biography: Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963), and married her co-star Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, and made occasional appearances in television and theatre. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends". Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexual...
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The Flintstones
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov....
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
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Lassie Come Home
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
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Giant
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Reflections in a Golden Eye
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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
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Father of the Bride
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Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
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Victory at Entebbe
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Father's Little Dividend
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The Mirror Crack'd
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Cleopatra
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BUtterfield 8
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Return to 'Giant'
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The Taming of the Shrew
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A Place in the Sun
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Ivanhoe
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Night Watch
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Life with Father
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TVTV Looks at the Oscars
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
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Suddenly, Last Summer
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Beau Brummell
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Elephant Walk
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Love Is Better Than Ever
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The V.I.P.s
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Under Milk Wood
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Courage of Lassie
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Children of 'Giant'
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Raintree County
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National Velvet
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Secret Ceremony
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Julia Misbehaves
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The Girl Who Had Everything
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Sweet Bird of Youth
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The Only Game in Town
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
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Chavela
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Identikit
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Hammersmith Is Out
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Boom!
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A Little Night Music
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The Comedians
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These Old Broads
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A Date with Judy
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The Sandpiper
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Doctor Faustus
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The Blue Bird
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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Rhapsody
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Zee and Co.
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Searching for Debra Winger
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
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There Must Be a Pony
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Cynthia
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Poker Alice
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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Between Friends
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Malice in Wonderland
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The Big Hangover
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Young Toscanini
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There's One Born Every Minute
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
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Super Duper Bloopers
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Notre Dame de la Croisette
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Elizabeth Taylor in London
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A Death in Canaan
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Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
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Ash Wednesday
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Rat Pack
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the f...
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Quo Vadis
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The Jackson Family Honors
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
This 53-minute television special retraces Michael Jackson’s rise from child prodigy with the Jackso...
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Winter Kills
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and de...
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That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi...
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Callaway Went Thataway
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on t...
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews wit...
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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant soph...
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Jane Eyre
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Becket
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding w...
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Anne of the Thousand Days
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Return Engagement
A live-theater production in which Elizabeth Taylor stars as Emily Loomis, a professor of ancient hi...
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That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929...
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Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and...
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The White Cliffs of Dover
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and ...
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The Big Sur
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The Comedians in Africa
Behind the scenes short documentary about the cast and crew during the filming of The Comedians....
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New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Star-studded charity New York City premiere of the film Giant....
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On the Trail of the Iguana
Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana....
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Operation Raintree
MGM short that looks at the behind the scenes production of Raintree County....
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest wo...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever ...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi...
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Twenty Years After
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then ...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scen...
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Scent of Mystery
An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain....
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent...
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Around the World of Mike Todd
"Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role in pr...
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson...
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Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
A celebration of the life and work of Dame Elizabeth Taylor interspersed with clips from some of her...
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On Location: Where Eagles Dare
A behind-the-scenes look at the difficulties of shooting a movie on location in the Austrian Alps....
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George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
This short documentary takes a look at director George Stevens' making of the classic 1951 film A Pl...
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A Letter to True
A collection of Bruce Weber's favorite images of his dogs, friends, and historical world events....
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In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton....
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Genocide
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism...
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Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Documentary that traces the last months of Michael Jackson's life, examines the circumstances that l...
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Night of 100 Stars
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place ...
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Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Oprah interviews Michael Jackson, broadcast live around the world from his home, Neverland Valley Ra...
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous...
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The Battle of Amfar
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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
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Hooray for Hollywood
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Bride of Trailer Camp
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James Dean: A Portrait
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Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
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Memories of Giant
A 1998 retrospective documentary exploring the making and legacy of George Stevens’ Giant (1956). Fe...
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Richard Burton: Wild Genius
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