Taylor and Burton, Timeless Romance

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
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Hollywood Royalty
Completely and hopelessly in love, Burton wrote, "In my poor and tormented youth, I had always dreamed of this woman. And now, when this dream occasionally returns, I extend my arm, and she is here ... by my side. If you have not met or known her, you have lost much in life."

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