\nBy Last of the Hollywood greats: Dame Elizabeth Taylor has died in hospital aged 79of congestive heart failure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79, her publicist confirmed in a statement today. The star passed away from congestive heart failure in hospital last night having suffered from the condition since November 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n She was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles ‘for monitoring’ last month.<\/span><\/p>\n While her publicist confirmed: ‘She was surrounded by her children- Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria Burton,’ it added.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to her children, she is survived by ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.<\/span><\/p>\n The English-American star, considered Taylor’s son, Michael Wilding, released this statement: ‘We will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. ‘My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humour, and love.<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Her remarkable body of work in film, her ‘Her legacy will never fade, her Her last show: Elizabeth was snapped celebrating her 79th birthday a month early in January before she was admitted to hospital a few days after<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dame Elizabeth turned 79 on February 27 but \u00a0<\/p>\n The Hollywood veteran, who was born February 27th, in Hampstead north London, announced the news via social networking site [caption<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 1942 – There\u2019s One Born Every Minute \u2013 Taylor\u2019s first 1943 \u2013 Lassie Come Home \u2013 Despite being dropped by Universal 1944 \u2013 National Velvet \u2013 Taylor rose to fame in the smash 1954 \u2013 Her busiest year saw Elizabeth star in no less than 1957 \u2013 Raintree County \u2013 The actress was nominated for an 1960 \u2013 Butterfield 8 \u2013 After missing out on an Oscar three 1963 \u2013 Cleopatra \u2013 Elizabeth played the leading role in what 1966 \u2013 Who\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? \u2013Taylor was awarded 1970 \u2013 The Only Game In Town \u2013 By the end of the 1960\u2019s 1982 \u2013 The Little Foxes (play) \u2013 Elizabeth made her Broadway 1994 \u2013 The Flintstones \u2013 The actress played Wilma\u2019s mother She used the Twitter to relay news of her illness to supporters asking them to pray for her.<\/span><\/p>\n ‘I’ll let you know when it is all over. Love you, Elizabeth,’ was one of the final messaged tweeted. Dame Elizabeth had struggled with her health for a number of years – and was more often not seen at events in a wheelchair. She broke her back at least five times, had three bouts of pneumonia of There were two hip-replacement operations But throughout all this Dame Elizabeth managed to retain her sense of humour. In The actress’s star burned brightly in the spotlight since finding fame in Hollywood at the age of 12.<\/span><\/p>\n She earned four Oscar nominations- <\/span>for Raintree County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Suddenly, Last Summer – <\/span>finally winning at her fourth attempt with film Butterfield 8.<\/span><\/p>\n Her second Oscar came in 1967 for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.<\/span><\/p>\n The last of the great Hollywood movie stars,she \u00a0 became famed not just her stunning beauty or talent but also for her chequered love life.<\/span><\/p>\n Dame Elizabeth married eight times to seven husbands – most notably – the late Welsh born actor Richard Burton who she married twice. The warring couple, who met during filming of 1963’s Cleopatra – <\/span> one of the most expensive films of all time – <\/span>made 12 films together.<\/span><\/p>\n As Elton Considered by many to be the closest America has had to royalty, her every move was chronicled by the tabloid and mainstream press as her tumultuous career soared to the heights of stardom and the depths of despair, which included her personal battles with alcoholism and drug abuse. Above all the actress demonstrated an uncanny ability to rebound, endure and thrive after blows to her health and wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n Elizabeth Taylor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ‘The ups and downs, the problems and ‘I’ve come through things that would \u00a0<\/p>\n Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\n‘Legendary actress, and fearless activist Elizabeth Taylor
\ndied peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n
\none of the great actresses of Hollywood’s golden age, was surrounded by
\nher children: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria
\nBurton.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHe added: Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so
\nclose and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring
\ncontribution to our world.
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\nongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless
\nadvocacy in the fight against HIV\/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud
\nof what she accomplished. We know, quite simply, that the world is a
\nbetter place for Mum having lived in it.
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\nspirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our
\nhearts.’<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Her](\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4ebc3057679_634x442.jpg.jpg\")
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\ncelebrated with her friends and family a month early as ten days later
\nshe was admitted to hospital to undergo surgery to repair a leaky heart
\nvalve.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nappearance on the silver screen was released when she was just 10-years-old. <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nafter her first film Elizabeth was signed up by MGM and appeared in three films
\nbefore her big break the following year.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nhit playing Velvet Brown opposite Mickey Rooney at just 12-years-old<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nfour films and at 22 years old was considered a great beauty<\/span><\/p>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2d4961ee520_296x275.jpg.jpg\")
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\nAcademy Award for her role as Susanna Drake but she missed out on the award on
\nthe night. <\/span><\/p>\n
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\ntimes, Taylor was awarded with an Academy Award for her portrayal of the
\nbeautiful Gloria Wandrous . She starred alongside her then-husband Eddie Fisher<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nwas at the time one of the most expensive movies. Not only was she paid
\n$1million but she also met her future husband Richard Burton.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nan Oscar for her role as Martha and starred alongside her then-husband Richard
\nBurton. The couple made a total of eight films together. <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nTaylor had lost some of her pulling power at the cinema<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nand West End debut with a revival of Lillian Hellman\u2019s play<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nin her last theatrical film<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nwhich one, in 1961, required a tracheotomy, and another, in 1990, nearly
\nkilled her. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nand surgery to remove a benign golf ball-sized brain tumour, plus two stays at the Betty Ford clinic.
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\n1999, asked what she would like to see written on her gravestone, she
\nreplied: ‘Here lies Elizabeth. She hated being called Liz. But she
\nlived.’
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\nwell as her film career, Dame Elizabeth is also known for her
\npioneering work for AIDS charities. She became a committed activist
\nafter close friend Rock Hudson died in 1985.\u00a0
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\nJohn today paid tribute to the actress: ‘We have just lost a Hollywood
\ngiant; more importantly, we have lost an incredible human being.’<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nstress, along with all the happiness, have given me optimism and hope
\nbecause I am living proof of survival,’ she said.
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\nhave felled an ox. That fills me with optimism, not just for myself but
\nfor our particular species.’<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/c56ef068327_306x398.jpg-150x150.jpg\")
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