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Elizabeth Taylor has passed away

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in Discuss The Soaps: Archive (2010 - 2014)

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"The shock of Elizabeth was not only her beauty. It was her generosity. Her giant laugh. Her vitality, whether tackling a complex scene on film or where we would all have dinner until dawn. She is singular and indelible on film and in our hearts." - director Mike Nichols.

"We were always friends to the end. I shall remember her as a woman whose heart and soul were as beautiful as her classic face and majestic eyes." - ex-husband and former US senator John Warner.

"It was a long, productive career and she was the most glamorous and sexual star of our generation. No-one else could equal Elizabeth's beauty and sexuality. Women liked her and men adored her, and her love for her children is enduring. She was a symbol of stardom. Her legacy will last." - actress Debbie Reynolds.

"It wasn't just her beauty or her stardom. It was her humanitarianism. She put a face on HIV/AIDS. She was funny. She was generous. She made her life count." - Barbra Streisand.

"For more than a generation, she brought to life unforgettable characters on film and her tireless efforts to combat AIDS brought hope to millions of people around the world." - Bill and Hillary Clinton

"We have just lost a Hollywood giant; more importantly, we have lost an incredible human being." - Sir Elton John.

"So sad to hear about my beautiful friend Elizabeth Taylor. She was a great human being." - Sir Michael Caine.

"Elizabeth and I began our careers about the same time at MGM. Throughout her tumultuous life, she will be remembered for some unique and memorable work." - actress Angela Lansbury.

"Such a sad day. Elizabeth Taylor was the last of the Hollywood greats and a fantastically charming woman. She was also the only person I've ever met that had violet eyes. They were genuinely violet. So beautiful." - George Michael.

"I personally saw her sitting on the floor next to [terminally] sick people, holding their hands and comforting them. She was beautiful, super talented as an actress, a dear friend. I will miss her forever." - designer Valentino Garavani.

"She was witty and self-deprecating, which I found surprising and delightful. She loved to laugh." - Steve Martin.

"Like a pure white diamond you'll shine on and on and on." - Kylie Minogue.

"Elizabeth Taylor was a great friend, a great star and one gutsy woman. She was so special. You won't see the likes of her again." - Larry King.

"She was the last of the true Hollywood icons, a great beauty, a great actress and continually fascinating to the world throughout her tumultuous life and career." - Joan Collins.

"I was always staggered by her ferocity. Her life has not been an easy or a private one, but a series of tribulations, serious illnesses, senseless tragedy and lost love." - Paul Newman, in 2008, before his death.

"Dame Elizabeth was without doubt one of the most inspirational figures in the fight against AIDS. She leaves a monumental legacy that has improved and extended millions of lives and will enrich countless more for generations to come." - American Foundation for Aids Research.

"At a time when so many living with HIV/AIDS were invisible, Dame Taylor fearlessly raised her voice to speak out against injustice. Dame Taylor was an icon not only in Hollywood, but in the LGBT community where she worked to ensure that everyone was treated with the respect and dignity we all deserve." - Jarrett Barrios, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

"It's easy to forget just how much fear there was 25 years ago and how big a star she was. In a way that was typical of her, she used her fame to lever millions of pounds to support and change attitudes towards people with HIV. She was the pattern card of how stars can use their celebrity for good." - Sir Nick Partridge from the UK AIDS organisation, Terrence Higgins Trust.

"Her sense of humour, passion for life, never-ending dedication and generosity of spirit will be remembered by all of us. She will be deeply missed." - E Scott Beattie, chief executive of Elizabeth Arden.

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I just love watching cat on a hot tin roof, Butterfield 8(although she didn't like this movie), national velvet and the list goes on. She will be sorely missed. :(

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I didn't know Elizabeth was on amc???

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Anyone else gonna do a Liz movie marathon tonight?

Gah! It's so weird to think that she's gone.

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If you think about it, Liz's life was a movie.

The actress who plays her some day in a bio-pic better be good, because Liz's life is a thoroughly fascinating role.

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F**k ET for showing Elizabeth Taylor at her worst, I really did not need to see that photo. :(

Anyone else gonna do a Liz movie marathon tonight?

Gah! It's so weird to think that she's gone.

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I'm going to do a marathon this weekend. I haven't watched Cleopatra yet, and I have it saved on netflix.

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This is effing disgusting: :angry:

http://www.gossipcop.com/elizabeth-taylor-funeral-westboro-baptist-church-protest-margie-phelps/

The Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest Elizabeth Taylor’s funeral. Margie Phelps, the WBC’s lawyer and daughter of leader Fred Phelps, announced the group’s intention on Twitter.

Known for their vile message of “God Hates F*gs” and policy of disturbing the bereaved, the “Church” now intends to disrupt Taylor’s ceremony due to her ardent HIV/AIDS activism and “enabling” of gays.

We’re at a loss for words.

Taylor died early today at 79.

Ha. Losers.

Maybe Victoria Jackson can join them.

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I'm going to do a marathon this weekend. I haven't watched Cleopatra yet, and I have it saved on netflix.

I'm gonna watch Giant tonight before I go to bed.

I like Cleopatra.... it's not as bad as some make it out to be.

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This website lists some tributes and marathons that will be airing on television. http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2011/03/23/elizabeth-taylor-remembered-in-tv-specials-movie-marathon/

Thanks.

This looks like a good one:

24-hour Elizabeth Taylor Movie Tribute — TCM, April 10 beginning at 6am ET/PT. Turner Classic Movies celebrates the life and career of Elizabeth Taylor with a memorial tribute featuring 11 of her best films, including both of her Oscar-winning performances — Butterfield 8 and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Films included are: Lassie Come Home (1943); National Velvet (1944); Conspirator (1949); Father of the Bride (1950); Father’s Little Dividend (1951); Raintree County (1957); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958); Butterfield 8 (1960); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Giant (1956); and Ivanhoe (1952).
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This website lists some tributes and marathons that will be airing on television. http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2011/03/23/elizabeth-taylor-remembered-in-tv-specials-movie-marathon/

I own 80% of the movies that they will be playing on the TCM marathon. I think its great they are doing a tribute though. Hopefully they will have hollywood stars come out and say some words about Elizabeth throughout the marathon.

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I own 80% of the movies that they will be playing on the TCM marathon. I think its great they are doing a tribute though. Hopefully they will have hollywood stars come out and say some words about Elizabeth throughout the marathon.

Father of the Bride/Little Dividend definitely, and I think I might go for Lassie Come Home. That is a type of movie I haven't seen in decades.

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I was very sad over Dame Elizabeth taylor's death. I knew it was comming but come on, this is a woman who's survived so many illness, I just thought she had a lot of living left to do.

The one thing people need to remember is Elizabeth Taylor was a gay Icon. People talk about Judy Garland and others but Elizabeth Taylor was not only a gay icon, but she loved it! She loved gay people. her best friends were Montgomery Clift, Rock Hudson and Roddy Mcdowell. They were all gay, wheither they were out publiclly or not. Yes she was a great actress and was always in the tabloids for her marriages but now people will finally really know that after her movie career ended (her choice), she devoted her life to AID's. It's shocking that some people don't know too much about that part of her life because all they saw was the public life of the past. well now they finally will. That is the one good thing to come out of such a sad day, people will listen to and read about her life and everything she's done to help raise money for AID's. I think she would love to know that.

I always said she was a living legend, now she's just a legend.

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I was very sad over Dame Elizabeth taylor's death. I knew it was comming but come on, this is a woman who's survived so many illness, I just thought she had a lot of living left to do.

The one thing people need to remember is Elizabeth Taylor was a gay Icon. People talk about Judy Garland and others but Elizabeth Taylor was not only a gay icon, but she loved it! She loved gay people. her best friends were Montgomery Clift, Rock Hudson and Roddy Mcdowell. They were all gay, wheither they were out publiclly or not. Yes she was a great actress and was always in the tabloids for her marriages but now people will finally really know that after her movie career ended (her choice), she devoted her life to AID's. It's shocking that some people don't know too much about that part of her life because all they saw was the public life of the past. well now they finally will. That is the one good thing to come out of such a sad day, people will listen to and read about her life and everything she's done to help raise money for AID's. I think she would love to know that.

I always said she was a living legend, now she's just a legend.

Liz was so good with Rock in Giant. Wonderful movie.

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And here they are when Liz put her prints at Grauman's Chinese Theater.

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