Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Remembering Hollywood's Queen, Elizabeth Taylor
The beautiful and tumultuous life of a grand dame who became movie-made royalty
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Updated: Wednesday Mar 23, 2011 | 09:15 AM EDT
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ROMANTIC TRIANGLE
"When I saw him on the set of Cleopatra, I fell in love and I have loved him ever since," Taylor later said of Welsh actor Richard Burton, her costar in the 1963 film. The pair's lightning-hot romance became a tabloid cover story and she married him nine days after divorcing Eddie Fisher in March 1964. The Battling Burtons – as they were known for their infamous fights – tried their hand at wedded bliss twice. "For some reason, the world has always been amused by us two maniacs," Burton once said.
