Elizabeth Taylor, R.I.P.

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932 and today, March 23, Elizabeth Taylor has passed away.  Leaving such a HUGE imprint on the world and Hollywood.   My earliest memory of Elizabeth is probably her White Diamonds commercials.

My sister is actually the one who used to make me watch older movies and I've seen a bunch of films starring Elizabeth and remember thinking how pretty and gorgeous she was.   She has been in over 50 films, did some TV work, nominated so many times, but won two Oscars for Leading Roles (BUtterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), won the humanitarian Oscar award, and won so many other awards (AFI, Golden Globes, BAFTA, etc) and her philanthropy work goes on and on, especially HIV/AIDS awareness and causes.

Although she was married 8 times, she claimed that only two were her true loves, third husband Michael Todd, who died tragically in a plane crash, a year after being married, but not before Elizabeth gave birth to her third child, but only child with Todd, Elizabeth Frances.  And fifth husband Richard Burton, who after 10 years together, divorced but only to turnaround and got remarried a year later and had a second divorce 9 months after that, but Elizabeth unable to have anymore children, they adopted a daughter Maria.  Her first two children, were two boys, Michael Wilding Jr. and Christopher Edward Wilding.

 Although it appeared she had a dream of a life, she would tell you the best thing about her life was her children, family, friends and the philanthropy work she did for HIV/AIDS.  She was not happy that she didn't have a childhood, but was working at a young age and had such public rough spots and had one of the biggest controversies in Hollywood (Eddie Fisher and American's Sweetheart Debbie Reynolds).  She even stated in Life magazine (1992), "I've been lucky all my life.  Everything was handed to me: looks, fame, wealth, honors, love.  But I've paid for that luck with disasters.  Terrible illnesses, destructive addictions, broken marriages."

I hope she realizes what a true legend she really is and the iconic myth around her will always be present and known.  Besides the brilliant performances, she was a savvy businesswoman, and such a humanitarian, and not to forget a loving mother.    I hope you find the peace you were looking for and your children and family just got an extra special angel looking out for them.  Thank you Ms. Taylor and Rest In Peace Elizabeth Taylor.