Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend.

Throughout her adult years, Taylor's personal life, especially her eight marriages, drew a large amount of media attention and public disapproval.

Her first marriage was when she was 18 years old to Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr., heir to the Hilton Hotels chain, at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills on May 6, 1950. Taylor realized that she had made a mistake; not only did she and Hilton have few interests in common, but he was also abusive and a heavy drinker. She was granted a divorce in January 1951, eight months after their wedding.

Barely a year after her divorce from Hilton, Taylor wed British actor Michael Wilding who was 20 years her senior and also on marriage number two.

Marriage number three was to Mike Todd (Married February 1957 to March 1958).

Marriage number four was to Eddie Fisher (Married May 1959 to March 1964).

She married Richard Burton twice (Married March 1964 to June 1974 and October 1975 to August 1976).

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