Remembering Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor's mother, an American actress living in London, retired from the stage when she married.
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Family
Taylor's mother, an American actress living in London, retired from the stage when she married. Elizabeth was born in the British capital in 1932, three years after her brother Howard, standing with her in this family snapshot, above.

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