Actress Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79

[onehandle]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, one of the most alluring actresses of the 20th century, died on Wednesday at age 79, her publicists said.

She died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles surrounded by her four children after having been hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure, a statement from publicist Sally Morrison said.

"My mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love. Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world," son Michael Wilding said in a statement.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110323/people_nm/us_taylor

[Sonicwall]

1. And what becomes of her diamonds?

[Faygo Kid]

20. With all the work she did on AIDS and other issues, that's all you got?

Pathetic.

[Fearless]

36. +1

[tpsbmam]

41. +1 nt

[bigwillq]

61. ....

:thumbsup:

[kurtzapril4]

78. I think the poster was being facetious. n/t

[Raster]

87. +100

Elizabeth Taylor raised millions for the fight against AIDS/HIV, and was a tireless advocate for HIV's "invisible" victims long before it was fashionable to do so.

Rest in peace, Luv. And thank you.

[Bluebear]

102. Truly.

[Beacool]

68. She probably left them to her children and grandchildren.

But Elizabeth Taylor did far more in her life than collect sparkly jewelry.

Please don't disrespect her.

:-(

[calimary]

113. I read something she said (or wrote, I forget which) about her jewelry collection that I really

appreciated. She was never in it for the ego. She regarded herself as a mere temporary custodian of these beautiful objects, charged with taking care of them and treasuring them and enjoying them while she was fortunate enough to give them a good home, knowing they would inevitably move on to other hands after hers. You know that huge, emerald-cut Krupp diamond she often wore? She had it on in one of her White Diamonds perfume ads. When someone would admire it, the first thing she'd do is take it off and let them try it on, just for the sheer joy of playing with it. She published a book about her jewel collection with a mind toward sharing these fabulous things with her fans. She was really humble about it. She saw herself as just another brick in the ongoing footpath of the various jewels of which she was caretaker at the moment.

I'm a jewelry nut myself, although at my level, collecting photos of stuff like that is the best I can do (you should see MY fabulous collection of pages ripped out of magazines!!! WOOHOOOO!!! I like pretty things. So sue me.) so I just really loved that about her. She appreciated jewelry as art and craftsmanship as well as prettiness and value and sentimentality. More power to her!

And she spent so much of her life, and a lot of her own fortune, trying to bring attention to the AIDS crisis when the likes of PRESIDENT ronald reagan, the most powerful man in the world, shied away like a chickenshit and hid behind denial and political homophobia. AND she spent her theatrical career bringing brilliant talent and artistry to the stage and the screen - inspiring art and drama lovers everywhere. Hell, her very existence even meant full employment for the gossip industry for decades. She kept the wolves away from the door for many many many many people around the world.

She was some kinda gal. She deserves everything good that's said about her, and she suffered enough throughout her life that I'd guess she burned off more than the average share of Purgatory time.

May she rest in peace and eternal beauty.

[Beacool]

131. Lovely post, thank you.

Nice to hear that she viewed herself as the caretaker of her jewels. Funny that you should mention the Krupp diamond. ABC showed segments of several interviews Barbara Walters had with Elizabeth. In one of them Barbara admired the ring and Elizabeth promptly took it off so Barbara could try it on.

She had a self deprecating humor and a loud, bawdy laughter. Her friends said that she loved to have fun and was a loyal friend to them.

I think that all the years that she dedicated to the AIDS cause probably shaved a few years of purgatory. :D

[rpannier]

2. RIP

Great actress

[jimmie]

3. RIP

nt

[GigiMommy]

4. RIP Ms. Taylor

Another legend of Classic Hollywood...gone.

[CreekDog]

5. Hollywood Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79

Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died today at
Los Angeles, Calif.'s Cedars-Sinai Hospital at the age
of 79.

"She was surrounded by her children- Michael
Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria
Burton," Taylor's publicist, Sally Morrison, said in a
statement.

In addition to her children, Taylor is survived by 10
grand children and four great grandchildren.

Taylor had been hospitalized six weeks ago with
congestive heart failure. Though she had recently
suffered a number of complications, her condition
had stabilized and it was hoped that she would be
able to return home.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/hollywood-icon-elizabeth-taylor-dies-79/story?id=12894882

[FourScore]

6. A true icon. I am very sad by this news.

Happy travels, Liz.

:cry:

[CTyankee]

12. I wonder if the family decided to "let her go" at some point.

That woman has gone through more suffering than I certainly would want to...at a certain point, it is enough...

[Melinda]

7. RIP, Velvet.

Oh, the memories! :cry:

[Le Taz Hot]

8. So sorry to hear this.

I'm not one to be dazzled by celebrities but Elizabeth Taylor was fascinating to me for some reason. She was strikingly beautiful even as a child and let's not forget her founding AMFAR after Rock Hudson died -- a brave thing to do during the Reagan years.

Go with the goddess, dear lady.

[vanbean]

69. She had beautiful eyes. And, she was a great actress. Remember Giant?

[EFerrari]

70. My mom and I are not fan material, either, but Mom always liked her

and identified with her. Same age, they married, divorced, messed up, did better at the same times. This hit my mom pretty hard today.

[azul]

134. My mother was her personal secretary

when she was a teenage star. Hired by her father, and was at her first wedding.

My mother has CHF now too. Sadness.

[dipsydoodle]

9. Very sad

:cry:

[Beacool]

10. Wow, I'm sorry to hear about this.

She represented the end of an era.

Elizabeth should be commended for bringing AIDS awareness to the forefront back in the 80s when no one wanted to talk about it.

Rest in peace, Liz.

:-(

[Riverman]

57. Yes Very Courageous in that era, using her popularity and wealth

to do good for those, like me, who needed, and still do need, empathy, understanding and public statements of support to stand against the seemingly unending demonizing us for who we are. I was not courageous and it took me decades to come out, and speak up. Now I am happy that I did and that people like her paved the way for people like me to step out into the spotlight! Thank you Elizabeth Taylor for being you.

[Beacool]

67. Yep, back then it was treated like leprosy.

It was considered the "gay curse" and most politicians wanted to sweep it under the rug. Elizabeth and a few others saw what it was doing to Hollywood. So many people who were involved in the industry, not just actors, were dying at an alarming rate. She and a few courageous others decided to do something about it and they formed AMFAR.

I was never a huge fan of Liz as an actress, but no one can deny her humanitarian efforts. I'm sure that right now she's in Heaven, probably deciding whether to hang out on Michael Todd's cloud or Richard Burton's (pick both, Liz).

:-)

[axollot]

90. Back then it was horrible but there was still a lot of (and is) confusion

about the disease. I replied to Riverman about my friend and old room mate who died of AIDS (he found out he had HIV/AIDS when awoke 30 days after he slipped into a coma in the er)
My family were upset with me for sometime that I would (in their words) "put my kids at risk by having a room mate w/AIDS" when he was putting himself at risk being around young children that could bring home a virus he couldnt recover from.

That was 10yrs ago
He died at 36yrs old because he couldnt afford medication co-pays, he had Medicare.

Cheers
Sandy

[Beacool]

132. That is heartbreaking. He died so young.

Thank goodness he had you. So many of them in the early days had no one. People were so afraid and ignorant of the disease that they would shun their own family members. Did you ever read the book or watch "And the Band Played On"? The book was written by journalist Randy Shilts. He found out that he was HIV positive while he was in the process of writing the book. He died of AIDS a few years later.

You are a good person for having taken care of your roommate.

:pals:

[axollot]

91. Don't forget w/her best friend Michael Jackson too! n/t

[madmax]

137. She was never homophobic, her friend

Monty Clift was gay but, in the closet. She loved people no matter who they chose to love. Coming out on behalf of AIDS was a very courageous thing to do.

RIP Elizabeth, say hi to my Mom - she loved you, too.

[Beacool]

140. Yes, she had many gay friends.

Montgomery Clift was going through a rough patch when they filmed together "A Place in the Sun". He was confused about his sexuality and she was there for him. She became a dear friend and he had just left her house the night that she had the disfiguring accident that impacted his career. I hope that she sees him in Heaven.

:-(

[axollot]

88. Dear Riverman -- I am so sorry for what you are going through..

10yrs ago I had a room mate w/full blown AIDS, we were very close friends. I learned a lot from him. A man who never gave up despite the odds against him, he wanted to be a father, but couldnt (contracted age 20 1991) but thankfully he found love with a woman (he was bi-sexual) who had children and became not only a Dad, a Grandfather and University grad before the rug was pulled out from under him at the young age of 36.

:cry: I am still angry about his passing because he would still be alive if he could afford the co-pay on his medication cocktail that he needed to survive. But the years of going on and off of it and scrapping by eventually took their toll.

RIP Elizabeth Taylor (and Mike N)

Cheers

Sandy

[Riverman]

109. Thanks, but I'm not HIV pos, I was lvving in fear of coming out. Other

people many decades before were courageous in stepping into the public square to fight for our rights. It was the environment of hatred and fear that I grew up in and my lack of courage that kept me from coming out and speaking up as others did, like Elizabeth Taylor. I am very happy now being me, fully. Was married, now best friends with ex and raised two of the most wonderful young people who were totally accepting and loving of me when I came out to them in recent years.

[axollot]

115. Even better! Glad you were able to finally come out. I knew my son

wasnt straight by the age of 3.
He was able to come out to me at age 13 and to everyone else w/full support of family/extended family and friends. He's lucky but I never wanted him to live a lie. When he "officially" came out to me he cried, asking why he wasn't "normal" broke my damn heart hearing him say that because he *IS* normal!

All the support sometimes isnt enough but finally he feels "normal" is a popular, straight A high school student at 17yrs of age. He beat himself up over his sexuality for a long time though.

Cheers
Sandy

[Cassandra]

11. I sort of met her once.

I was walking dragging a suitcase to a B&B room in P-Town and drippng wet, stopped for a moment to rest and put my bag down. I straightened up and found myself facing Elizabeth Taylor, perfect in that turban she liked, looking at me like I was a sweaty bug. She stepped around me and was gone.
Thanks for my moment, Liz. RIP

[bdamomma]

13. another great actress gone.

sad, geez, her performance in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, with Paul Newman was something, Cleopatra what an epic movie that was. RIP Liz.:-(

[The Nexus]

14. RIP to great actress and a greater progressive and person nt

[xchrom]

15. ...

:cry:

[NewJeffCT]

16. One of the truly larger than life Hollywood legends

May she rest in peace.

[ChazII]

17. RIP, Elizabeth. n/t

[Harriety]

18. RIP beautiful Liz

She was beautiful, feisty, a great actress, ridden with health problems, and she was all Liz. There will never be another quite like her....

[niyad]

28. welcome to DU

[revolution breeze]

19. The Golden Age of Hollywood

We are losing all of those stars. RIP Cleopatra.

[discocrisco01]

21. Yep

That was surely the Golden Age. James Dean, Charleston Heston, Marlon Brando, and whole of host of other R.I.P

[begin_within]

22. RIP... this makes me sad.

Not only a great humanitarian and a beautiful woman, a great actress as well. National Velvet, A Place in the Sun, Giant, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Suddenly Last Summer, Cleopatra, The Sandpiper, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Taming of the Shrew, Anne of the Thousand Days, Ash Wednesday... just to list some of her credits.

[truth2power]

34. And "Courage of Lassie". n/t

[begin_within]

121. Oh... and "Butterfield 8"

How could I forget.

[Frances]

76. RIP

She should be remembered for her courage in publicly addressing AIDS when it was so unpopular to do so.

But every now and then I watch National Velvet again. Elizabeth Taylor was a beautiful child (and woman), but the character she played in National Velvet had guts and honesty we can all aspire to; the same can be said for the mother in the film.

[calimary]

114. And you know what else? She wasn't so full of herself that she couldn't shout "Conga Line!"

in the first "Flintstones" movie! She took herself seriously NOT AT ALL. You couldn't help but like her.

I covered a few things involving her. Various awards, appearances, hospital releases, and her 60th birthday bash when she rented out the front half of Disneyland for the evening. HILARIOUS and fun! And she enjoyed every minute - of every one of those 60 years, and urging everyone else to seize life and enjoy it to its fullest. She was nice to everyone and charming to us annoying, ever-present press people.

You just couldn't help but like her.

[begin_within]

120. Yes I admire that quality in her very much.

[Daphne08]

23. RIP, Elizabeth Taylor.

You were so brave to stand by Rock Hudson, and I have admired you ever since.

[soleft]

51. She was incredibly brave - she saved Montgomery Clift's life

his horrible car accident was actually at the end of her driveway, she raced down and saved him from choking by pulling teeth out of his throat.

[Are_grits_groceries]

138. And when the paparazzi showed up at the wreck

to take photos, she told them to stop. She vowed they would never get another pic of her, and that she would remember ANYONE who did sell a photo. They left it alone.

[leftynyc]

24. RIP Ms. Taylor

A woman of extraordinary beauty who did more to bring attention to the scourge of AIDS than anyone.

[Mad_Dem_X]

25. Amazing woman...Rest in Peace

:cry:

[Bluenorthwest]

26. Elizabeth was a goddess

When she took up the HIV/AIDS cause, she did a tremendous service to the world. That day, she came to deserve every gemstone in her collection.
It is important to know that her AIDS work got done by her own hands, she did not delegate that duty, she had the thought to be of help, and then she went and did it. The first time she ever actually handled a check or did any banking personally was the first time she collected a check for AIDS, which was the same day she thought to do so.
It is easy to forget now that what she did was an act of courage and love that many others were too fearful to take on. She did so much good. So early on.
Also, Elizabeth Taylor was a gifted and wonderful actress. First and last, she was that, an actor, a damn good one.
Love and thoughts to her surviving family and friends.

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. Thanks for the memories.

Who know that Jacko would go first?

[Autumn Colors]

40. I remember all her tweets from the days after MJ died

She was so upset and distraught. You could feel it just reading those and she kept tweeting every hour or two, like that was her main outlet for it.

:cry:

RIP, wonderful Lady.

[The Backlash Cometh]

59. That woman. Wow. Now THAT was a movie star.

[rasputin1952]

29. The bittersweet life she had, crowned at the end by Humanitarian benevolence...

I have never been one to fall for the "celebrity" factor...but every once in a while, someone comes along that catches me, and for Liz, it was what she did for HIV/AIDS; it took a very strong person during the Reagan years to stand up for and finance such a worthwhile cause.

RIP, Liz, it's been a long road, see you on the other side.

[pecwae]

30. Rest in peace dear lady.

Her AIDS work will never be forgotten.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. RIP

So sad. She will leave behind an incredible legacy.

R.I.P.

[northoftheborder]

32. From my preteen years she was the epitome of the ideal actress: beautiful, talented, and entrancing.

She was a legend in her time. Rest in Peace, Elizabeth.

[nolabear]

33. Rest in Peace. And thank you.

She was truly a "Star." I liked her as an actress, but she managed to be more than that, something ineffable and truly remarkable. My admiration for her AIDS contribution has no bounds.

[ixion]

35. I'm glad she's at peace

safe travels, Ms Taylor.

[AsahinaKimi]

37. I believe I talked to her once... on the phone

When she was calling the Neverland Valley Ranch to speak to Michael Jackson. She was so very nice on the phone. One thing about working for a California Answering Service, is the amount of celebs you get to talk to..Its too bad our company went out of Business. I have many memories of that place, and she was part of them!

[marasinghe]

123. cool story of a nice Lady.

remember her best in "Elephant Walk" - though i only saw it on video - since it was set & filmed in my native country.

[crim son]

38. Wow.

I thought she'd live forever. RIP, Ms. Taylor.

[TuxedoKat]

39. RIP, Ms. Taylor (nt)

[Snoutport]

42. I wrote her a few months ago to thank her for her AIDS work

She was one of the only public figures fighting to get AIDS funding and research in the beginning. The whole world owes her a thank you.

[tpsbmam]

43. One of her last tweets (yup, she was on Twitter):

DameElizabeth

Give. Remember always to give. That is the thing that will make you grow.

07:36 PM Jul 22, 2010

Thank you, Ms. Taylor, for all that you gave.

[stuntcat]

93. :)

very good :)

[Still Blue in PDX]

139. Your post gave me chills.

When I was just beginning to read I remember seeing the magazine and tabloid headlines about "Liz and Dick" as I stood in line with my momma at the market. In my mind, she always seemed to rise above all that. Even when I was a little kid I recognized the Goddess in her.

[dixiegrrrrl]

44. "The Vactican said she was guilty of "erotic vagrancy." "

Such were the times back when Liz and Burton got together.

Wow.
What a term, eh?


She broke a lot of rules, certainly was incomparable.

[xxqqqzme]

50. So did that mean they saw her as a 'erotic vagrant'?

Now there's a picture worth a thousand words.

You're right what a term.



While watching a little bit of the Oscars, she suddenly sprang to mind & I wondered about how she was. Guess she was in the hospital then.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

84. At that point, I'd consider my life a "Win" if I was her.

Kind of like when the doctor listed, "Death by misadventure" as the official cause of death for former Rolling Stone Brian Jones ... that's it, he wins (wish I could remember from which comedian I am stealing that line ... if I do, I will edit this post to give proper credit).

[calimary]

116. Oh man...

That takes me back. I LUVVVVED Brian Jones. Sigh... "Death by misadventure."

[Bulletin Justin]

45. I praise her sense of loyalty and compassion

Those beautiful violet eyes were the window to a soul that stood by two friends in deep trouble, Rock Hudson and Michael Jackson, when many others in the public eye either stood silent or turned away from them and the issues that surrounded their publicly displayed problems.
Finding a friend in life that will stand by you no matter what is rare enough for us "little people" who never have to deal with the media circus celebrity life brings. Her children had a very special mother who set a wonderful example. R.I.P.

[Charleston Chew]

46. Unrecommend

[Demoiselle]

47. This sad news really shocked me.

Losing her means we've lost the last of the old Hollywood.
And also, of course, we've lost an extraordinarily generous human being.
I'm glad her children were there. RIP Violet Eyes.

[Darth_Kitten]

110. No, there's still old Hollywood left, older than her.

n/t

[colorado_ufo]

48. Together with Michael Jackson now, her dear friend.

May she be blessed for her charity work, especially with AIDS.

[CountAllVotes]

81. I'll second that!

May they both rest in peace together! :cry:

:kick:

[JNelson6563]

49. A ravishing beauty.

Fare thee well, most fair one!

[sdfernando]

52. RIP Ms Taylor...you done good! /nt

[Loki]

53. She is with her Richard now.

Pass gently Liz, your star will be greatly missed.

[RMBEBBP]

54. Very Sad to Rec

MAESTUS ISTE NUNTIUS, ATQUE ILLA ERAT HISTRIO TAM PULCHRA MAGNAQUE. VALE: very sad to hear, she was such a lovely and great actress. Farewell

[Tikki]

55. I just watched Butterfield 8 the other day and she was a mighty fine actress...

She was kind and gracious and a loving mother..oh yeah, incredibly beautiful.
Watch some of her movies..she was a serious actor.

RIP Elizabeth.


Tikki

[hamsterjill]

56. Bold and beautiful

I always admired her for speaking the truth boldly. She was one of the real beauties of Hollywood.

She will be missed.

[highplainsdem]

58. Rest in peace, Liz. And thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. Ah, may she rest in peace!

A vibrant woman, an enormous talent...

Her first screen role was in Jane Eyre, back in the 40's. Even then you could see she was going to be a great beauty...


Mike Todd is waiting for you, Elizabeth...Go and be united with him, and be happy, at long last...

[dbackjon]

62. A great woman - courage shown when it mattered

The world could use more like her.

[Snellius]

63. What a Life!

She seemed on the brink of death so many times but her will to live always prevailed.

[VermeerLives]

64. She was truly an incredible actress from the time she was a young girl

Think of all the people who grew up on "National Velvet", for example. She was capable of such a range of emotions in her films, from "Butterfield Eight" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" to "Cleopatra" and "The Sandpiper".

We recently watched "Cleopatra" (which almost bankrupted Fox Studios), with its great cast hauntingly beautiful musical score (one of the best, ever) by Alex North. They don't make epics like this anymore, and remember, this was all before computer graphics!!

I also loved Taylor in "The Sandpiper", a real adult love story, with another great score by Johnny Mandel. "The Shadow of Your Smile" must be one of the most beautiful love songs in all of cinema. Taylor was so, so lovely in "The Sandpiper"; remember those lavender leather pants and the chartreuse green sweater? Wow!!

She was a great film star, her private life aside. There will never be another Liz.

[sonias]

65. May Elizabeth Taylor rest in peace

She lived a good life.

O8)

[calimary]

130. Saw this quote posted on Facebook:

"She died rich, not forgotten, and surrounded by family. Where do I sign?" Joan Rivers

[underseasurveyor]

66. Rest well and fly dear woman

Loved her movies, loved her:loveya:
Wow what an amazing life and legacy.

[colsohlibgal]

71. RIP Liz

She surely had some tempestuous relationships but so have a lot of us if not nearly so many. What a wonderful soul in the long run though, she showed a heart full of empathy and compassion and will be missed.

[Bombero1956]

72. larger than life but a tiny woman

Some years back I went to see The Lion King on Broadway. It was an evening performance and I got great seats 5 rows from the front stage left. Just before the curtain went up there was a commotion in the back of the house. People were clapping and hollering. This group of people walked down to the front of the house center stage front row. It was Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John and their entourage of about 8 people. I remember thinking how tiny she was and how much taller he appeared next to her. Elton John is 5ft. 4 inches tall so you can imagine how tiny she really was. She was an iconic celebrity ranking up there with Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, James Dean and Michael Jackson. I miss her already.

[CTyankee]

100. Yes, she was little. I saw her at a cast party for Burton"s Hamlet when it was on Broadway.

Which I remember well because I was 8 months pregnant with my second child. The girlfriend of one of the cast members invited me and I went so I could see Taylor and in particular Burton, whom I thought was divine. I was disappointed with Burton, who looked slovenly and as if he had been stuffed into his street clothes. I remember hearing her ask him to get her a scotch and water...

[Scottybeamer70]

73. I saw her on stage

in a production in Los Angeles. She and Kathryn Hepburn together.
It was an unforgettable night, to say the least. May she rest in
peace. She will always be remembered for her humanity.

[virgogal]

85. OMG,are you lucky. I would never forget a night like that either.

[emilyg]

74. RIP - magnificent woman.

[Warpy]

75. She was the first important voice to counter that uncaring bastard Reagan

during the height of the AIDS crisis when there was nothing we could do in the hospitals but watch young men die quickly.

Good journey, great lady.

[DinahMoeHum]

118. She spoke at the Freddie Mercury (Queen) tribute concert

back in 1992:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4WI3NSUJkY

Rest in Peace, Queen of Hollywood.

:toast:

[alp227]

77. Heard the story this morning on NPR bulletin. Her health had declined for years and finally BOOM!

The only Taylor film I've seen was The Taming of the Shrew, a film adaptation of the Shakespeare play; that was a great movie.

[displacedvermoter]

79. The Most Beautiful Woman Hollywood ever Had.

[delunapark]

80. RIP Liz

You will live on forever. BTW watching Dr. Faustus on Sony Movie Channel.
:yourock:

[katty]

82. you will be missed, Liz :)

[liberal N proud]

83. Now that brings an end to an era

RIP

[Dulcinea]

86. RIP.

I'm not a celebrity worshipper either, but she did a lot in her lifetime. Godspeed, Ms. Taylor.

[A wise Man]

89. Elizabeth had the

most beautiful face in hollywood. No other woman has beat her yet to this day.

[Kurovski]

92. A great human being. Gifted and generous.

We will never forget that she stood out front while others turned their backs.

[stuntcat]

94. Peace to her

Peace to her. She can never die though!

[RedCloud]

95. Thank you for kissing me when I was a little kid, sweetie pie!

[Ex Lurker]

96. Beautiful woman in her younger days, she lost me with her blind defense of Michael Jackson nt

[Omaha Steve]

97. A liberal hollywood actor friend of mine met Liz

David Macklin was at the Ambassador party when Bobby was assassinated. He reminds me that Liz was a solid liberal. edit to add: also ... charitable, kind, empathetic. I went to a preview of "The Sandpiper" and met her briefly, she was warm and stunning.


K&R for Liz!

OS

[SoapBox]

98. RIP

...it's a sad day BUT...you graced us with your beauty, grace
and caring heart.

You will do great things in your next life.

Kisses and Hugs to you.

[bikebloke]

99. Cleopatra

About a month ago I was considering watching Cleopatra. Is it worth a view, or the massive disaster it's been made out to be?

[neoralme]

101. I didn't care for it although I really like Elizabeth Taylor. I think my

favorite was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

[texastoast]

104. Absolutely

A 1960 $40 million dollar film and what a spectacle it was. So naughty for back then, what with Liz's eyes all doctored up with that makeup that everyone copied FOR YEARS. It was the movie where she and Burton got the hots for each other, and you can see the chemistry on screen. It does have some goofy lines, but definitely worth the watch.

My favorite is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The phenomenal bedroom scene between Maggie and Brick I recall is around TWENTY-TWO MINUTES LONG with no break in shooting. Taylor and Newman are in the frame the entire time, something that I wonder whether we even have actors today who could accomplish that.

The most beautiful woman of my time has passed. No boob job. Violet eyes. Built like a brick shithouse.

What a gal. What a character. And what a life she did lead. May she rest in peace.

[Frisbee]

103. A wonderful person, and for a while, one of the most beautiful...

women ever to grace the big screen.

RIP, Liz

[Guilded Lilly]

105. Elizabeth...may you bring as much beauty and passion and joy to the

*great beyond* as you brought to those of us still living out the dramas of our mortality!

Peace.

[Lynx]

106. A truly great humanitarian

Her support of her dear friend Rock Hudson was an inspiration, and went totally against Reagan's disgraceful treatment of persons with AIDS. I'm proud to have followed in her footsteps.
Rest in peace, dear lady.

[defendandprotect]

107. Seems Elizabeth Taylor has always been in our lives given her many films....

and they will keep her with us -- wonderful films -- !!

Most of all, I remember how she stood up for Rock Hudson and entirely changed

the disgraceful disrespect for AIDS patients -- and I think that also helped

America come to its senses in ending a few thousand years of religious teachings

that have been so abusive to homosexuals. Not that we're there yet --

Love to Elizabeth for all of that --

and to the many others who have worked for human rights --

[wisteria]

108. She was the greatest-a great actress and humanitarian. My she RIP. n/t

[dogday]

111. Beautiful woman, inside and out..

RIP Ms. Taylor

[pacalo]

112. She was beautiful inside & out. I loved her spunkiness -- remember when she was Sen. Warner's

wife?! When they both were interviewed by Barbara Walters at their farm in Virginia, I loved Liz's candor; what you see is what you get.

But the movie I thought depicted her true fun-loving, mischievous personality (at least in my own mind) was "Between Friends". It was an HBO movie from 1983 starring both Liz & Carol Burnette. Liz's character stole the show.

And what a humanitarian Liz was. This woman knew what love for her fellow beings was all about. She was a wonderful person.

[martymar64]

117. I used to work with her son Chris and even spoke to her on the phone once

My very brief conversation with her is still fresh in my memory. She was a very nice lady and it was reflected in her son who was and I'm sure still is a wonderful person in his own right.
My condolences to her whole family, may you find solace in the joy she brought to so many all over the world.

Rest in Peace.

[cascadiance]

119. Have we ever known this far in advance who's picture would be the end of Oscar's memorial?

You can pretty much guarantee that she will be the final frame they wind up on a year from now when they honor those people at the Academy Awards! It's hard to imagine a bigger name passing this year than she...

She will be missed!

[begin_within]

122. Wow you're so right...

and that's a sad thought already.

[moobu2]

124. Thank you Liz, for everything.

[TK421]

125. She lived a great life, and she was such a class act...RIP Elizabeth

[crazyjoe]

126. and now her family is rich beyond belief and pay no taxes, thanks to the republicans

[AnnieBW]

127. I had a vision when I heard about her death this morning

Liz went up to Heaven (or the Afterlife) and was greeted by a long line of people who had died of AIDS, waiting to thank her for everything that she did on their behalf. Rock Hudson was in the lead, of course.

Goddess bless you, Liz. You were one of a kind.

[Sedona]

128. RIP Liz

you rocked the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyHa4NSmTkk

[Tuesday Afternoon]

129. my namesake. May she rest in peace.

:(

[Keith Bee]

133. She will be remembered.....

...loooooong after ParisBritneyLindsaySnooki is consigned to the dustbin of history.

[urbuddha]

135. White Tara

http://www.taradhatu.org/prayerindex.html

[Blasphemer]

136. R.I.P. Ms. Taylor

She really was extraordinary. An incredible actress who was not content to rest on her laurels. An AIDS activist when it was NOT acceptable to be one and an anti-war activist. She will be missed.