Elizabeth Taylor
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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, at age 11, in her starring role in the 1944 film ''National Velvet''.</td></tr></table> | 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, at age 11, in her starring role in the 1944 film ''National Velvet''.</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> | + | <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. |
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| + | She was an Oscar for the film Butterfield 8 in 1960; and for Cleopatra in 1963 she was paid $1 million the highest price for any actress at the time.</td><td>http://www.citizensmedal.com/ElizabethTaylor.jpg</td></tr></table> | ||
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