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English actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at age 79
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March 24, 2011
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, English actress, died on Wednesday at 79, in the , in , California,
where she was admitted six weeks ago, victim of a heart ailment that she
suffered for years.

Taylor made her film debut in 1941 at , and won twice the , for
"Butterfield 8" (1960), and "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966);
Taylor was widely known for her personality, described as "sexy,
glamorous, untimely, and fragile," the actress was always surrounded by
her fans and the media. As a child actress, she was known for having two
flanges because of a genetic mutation, that distinguished her face from
other actresses.

Recently, Taylor had been using an account on  to keep herself in touch
with her fans and friends. "I like the connection with fans and people
who have been supportive of me, [...] [a]nd I love the idea of real
feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern. But sometimes
I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream,"
Taylor said in a 2011 interview for ''Harper's Bazaar''.

Taylor had to overcome an addiction to alcohol and drugs in the 80s
through admissions to the Betty Ford Clinic in California, and had been
for a number of days admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for heart
failure.

Taylor is survived by four children, who reported that Taylor's last
wish for her fans was that "they shouldn't be sending flowers for her,
that money should be sent to charitable works, or otherwise to her
'Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation,'" in order to continue with her
struggle in favour of patients with the disease.

==Sources==
* http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/world/9064030/film-legend-elizabeth-taylor-dies-at-79/
* http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/427546/Informacion-General/Adios-ultima-reina-Hollywood.html
* http://teleshow.infobae.com/notas/571428-Hondo-dolor-en-el-mundo-del-espectaculo-por-la-muerte-de-Liz-Taylor
* http://mexico.cnn.com/entretenimiento/2011/02/11/elizabeth-taylor-ingresa-a-hospital-de-los-angeles-por-problema-cardiaco



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