Elizabeth Taylor
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Within a few years, Francis was transferred to the London art gallery of Howard Young and this is where Elizabeth Taylor was born 27 Feb 1932 in Hampstead, London as the second child, her older brother, Howard Taylor, had been born in 1929. Her two first names are in honor of her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Mary (Rosemond) Taylor. Taylor was born both a British subject and an American citizen, the former by being born on British soil under the principle of jus soli, and the latter through her parents under the principle of jus sanguinis. | Within a few years, Francis was transferred to the London art gallery of Howard Young and this is where Elizabeth Taylor was born 27 Feb 1932 in Hampstead, London as the second child, her older brother, Howard Taylor, had been born in 1929. Her two first names are in honor of her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Mary (Rosemond) Taylor. Taylor was born both a British subject and an American citizen, the former by being born on British soil under the principle of jus soli, and the latter through her parents under the principle of jus sanguinis. | ||
| − | One of her first national articles was a New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 which includes the tidbits that in 1939 the family moved to California "to be with Mrs. Taylor's parents, and have lived there ever since." They located in Los Angeles, California where Francis ran an art gallery in Beverly Hills. | + | One of her first national articles was a New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 which includes the tidbits that in 1939 the family moved to California "to be with Mrs. Taylor's parents, and have lived there ever since." They located in Los Angeles, California where Francis ran an art gallery in Beverly Hills. |
| − | + | Elizabeth Taylor "became an actress" the New York Times article dated 2 Jan 1949 states, "because a film-producer friend of her father, struck by her unusual dark beauty and needing a young girl with a British accent for a Lassie film, offered her a contract." But she rocketed to fame in her starring role in the film ''National Velvet''.</td></tr></table> | |
| − | Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight times: Conrad Hilton from 1950 to 1951, Michael Wilding from 1952 to 1957, Mike Todd from 1957 to 1958, Eddie Fisher from 1959 to 1964, Richard Burton from 1964 to 1974, Richard Burton (again) from 1975 to 1976, John Warner from 1976 to 1982, Larry Fortensky from 1991 to 1996.</td><td>http://www.citizensmedal.com/ElizabethTaylor.jpg</td></tr></table> | + | <table><tr><td>Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight times: Conrad Hilton from 1950 to 1951, Michael Wilding from 1952 to 1957, Mike Todd from 1957 to 1958, Eddie Fisher from 1959 to 1964, Richard Burton from 1964 to 1974, Richard Burton (again) from 1975 to 1976, John Warner from 1976 to 1982, Larry Fortensky from 1991 to 1996.</td><td>http://www.citizensmedal.com/ElizabethTaylor.jpg</td></tr></table> |
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