Elizabeth Taylor By: Bess Freeman

Family• My name is Elizabeth Taylor.

• I was born at Heathwood, a suburb of London.

• My parents were Francis Lenn Taylor and Sara Sothern, who were Americans living in England.

• I have an older brother named Howard Taylor.

Renunciation• I was originally born as a dual citizen.

• I signed an Oath of Renunciation but crossed out the phrase, “abjure all allegiance and fidelity to the United States”. The U.S. declared my renunciation as invalid.

• One year later I signed it again without the alteration and it was accepted.

Immigration

• In 1977, during my current husband’s, John Warner, Senate campaign, I applied to become a citizen again and was accepted.

Religion

• I was raised Christian Science.

• 1959, when I was 27, I converted to Judaism.

• My Hebrew name was Elisheba Rachel.

Acting• My breakout role was in 1944 when I starred in

National Velvet.

• My parents pushed her to continue acting when I wanted to quit.

• Some of my more famous movies include: A Place in the Sun, Cleopatra, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Activism• I was a very big activist for HIV and AIDS-related

projects and charities.

• I helped raise more than $270 million for the cause.

• I cofounded the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

Marriages• Before I actually got married, I was engaged twice to

two different men.• Conrad “Nicky” Hilton (May 6, 1950 – January 29, 1951)• Michael Wilding (February 21, 1952 – January 26, 1957)• Michael Todd (February 2, 1957 – March 22, 1958)• Eddie Fisher (May 12, 1959 – March 6, 1964)• Richard Burton (March 15, 1964 – June 26, 1974)

(October 10, 1975 – July 29, 1976) Sixteen months after divorcing they remarried, but soon separated and redivorced in 1976.

• John Warner (December 4, 1976 – November 7, 1982)• Larry Fortensky (October 6, 1991 – October 31, 1996)

Illnesses• I was hospitalized more that 70 times and had at

least 20 major surgeries.

• I broke my back 5 time, had both of my hips replaced, had a hysterectomy, suffered from dysentery and phlebitis, punctured my esophagus, had a benign brain tumor operation, had skin cancer, had pneumonia twice, and had an emergency tracheotomy.

• I also had a condition that gave me double eyelashes.

Death

• In 2004, I announced that I had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure.

• I died on March 23, 2011 at age 79.

Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor• http://

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• http://lisawallerrogers.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/elizabeth-taylor-age-10.jpg

• http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/elizabeth-taylor-greatest-films.php?page=9