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Hollywood Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79

   Jeff Seldin  March 23, 2011
   Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor (file photo)

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   Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor (file photo)

   Hollywood starlet Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79.
   The  veteran  actress,  known for movies including National Velvet and
   Cleopatra  had  been  suffering  from congestive heart failure and had
   been hospitalized two months ago in Los Angeles.
   Taylor's  rise  to  fame began when she was just 12 years old, and she
   was sometimes called the most beautiful woman in the world.
   Her  last  acting  performances  on  screen  were  in  U.S. television
   productions in 2001.
   Taylor's  acting won her several Oscars. She also gained notoriety for
   her eight marriages.
   In later years, she was a spokeswoman for humanitarian causes, notably
   AIDS research. That work gained her a special Oscar in 1993.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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