It is with a sad heart that I announce the passing of one of the silver screens' greatest legends and icons; Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, at the age of 79, from congestive heart failure. Ms. Taylor had been hospitalized for the last 6 weeks at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the Los Angeles area. Taylor was not only a great actress of the 1950s through the 1980s, but she was a great humanitarian and philanthropist. She was a striking beauty in her hay day and well into her 60s. She had THE most beautiful violet eyes one has ever seen. Ms. Taylor was a 3 time academy award winner, 2 for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Butterfield 8 in 1960 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1966) and the 3rd in 1992 for a special humanitarian award. She was also a Dame, this honor was bestowed upon her for her humanitarianism and contributions to the film industry by HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Ms Taylor is survived by her 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A private ceremony will be held later this week. She will be missed by all.
On a personal note, I never met Ms. Taylor face to face, but I was in the room when she made 2 appearances at the Macy's Fashion Show in San Francisco during the early 1990s.
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