Elizabeth Taylor Dies

[samplegirl]

ABC News Reporting Now

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress famed for her beauty, her jet-set lifestyle, her charitable endeavors and her many marriages, has died, her publicist told CNN Wednesday. She was 79.

Taylor died "peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles," said a statement from her publicist. She was hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure, "a condition with which she had struggled for many years. 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. Sadly, this was not to be."

Though a two-time Oscar winner -- for "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966) -- Taylor was more celebrated for simply being Elizabeth Taylor: sexy, glamorous, tempestuous, fragile, always trailing courtiers, media and fans. She wasn't above playing to that image -- she had a fragrance called "White Diamonds" -- or mocking it.

"I am a very committed wife," she once said. "And I should be committed too -- for being married so many times."

[Cetacea]

1. R.I.P.

[Saphire]

2. Pleasant journey, Liz. R.I.P.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. CBS reporting it, too

[bdamomma]

4. RIP Liz

she was a wonderful actress. She leaves a legacy of movies, National Velvet, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof for one, Cleopatra and the list goes on and on....

[LiberalEsto]

5. Congestive heart failure

at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

I hope she's at peace now. She had many health problems for many years.


Obit on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12833100

[PCIntern]

6. I'm actually teary...

it's really the end of an era...

[Mira]

8. It surely is - loss of an American Icon of Cinema

:hug:

[samplegirl]

10. Always loved her early films.

[lpbk2713]

7. One of a kind.

I liked her role opposite Rock Hudson in Giant.


RIP

[SpiralHawk]

9. Adios, fair Elizabeth

[myrna minx]

11. Rest in peace Liz. n/t

[cascadiance]

12. She now joins her good friend Michael on the final journey...

RIP Liz!

[ProfessionalLeftist]

15. I wondered how long she'd hold out without him

They were very close friends.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. And with the love of her life, Richard Burton. Elizabeth, may this journey be gentle.

[Atman]

13. I'm unreccing just because...

Come on...it's like "liking" a terrible story on FB. I don't like it, and I don't recommend her dying.

[Wednesdays]

14. Maybe we should call it something other than "recommend"

I take it to mean, "This is something I think is most important to discuss." Not "I agree with this."

[Not Me]

16. Thanks Ms. Taylor

for all the work you have done for those with HIV/AIDS. I lost many friends to this plague, and we had a president who would not even address the issue until you got Hollywood to take a stand. Your life has made a difference.

[Raksha]

17. RIP Elizabeth. You were one of a kind.

[Botany]

18. So long to a women with a great Asp

[Travelman]

21. Heh!

With her sense of humor, she would have loved that.

[JCMach1]

19. RIP

[malaise]

20. She was a part of my life

How I loved her movies - and Richard Burton - rest in peace sister!!

[Catherina]

23. Good night dear Elizabeth. I will always love you

[thewiseguy]

24. RIP

[niyad]

25. requiescat in pacem, dear elizabeth. you were a truly remarkable being.

[stuntcat]

26. she's not really 'dead' tho :)

She never will be :) that's another very great thing about her!