Taylor and Burton, Timeless Romance

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
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Loved Ones
At the time the couple met, Taylor, who banked $1 million for her role as Cleopatra, had already had four husbands. With second husband Michael Wilding, she had two sons, Michael (in her arms, above) and Christopher (right, foreground). With her third husband, Michael Todd, she had a daughter, Elizabeth, known as Liza (back to camera).

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