Remembering Elizabeth Taylor

The Taylor family moved to Los Angeles shortly after the beginning of World War II, and Elizabeth's father opened an art gallery that attracted a large number of Hollywood clientele.
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Child Star
The Taylor family moved to Los Angeles shortly after the beginning of World War II, and Elizabeth's father opened an art gallery that attracted a large number of Hollywood clientele. It wasn't long before the young beauty was noticed and invited to take a screen test. By the age of 9, Taylor had landed a role in Universal's There's One Born Every Minute.

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