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Born Today, Liz Taylor

The violet-eyed beauty was born Feb.27, 1932 and died on March 23, 2011 of congestive heart failure.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London on Feb. 27, 1932, and according to Bio.com, made her film debut in One Born Every Minute (1942) and achieved stardom with National Velvet (1944).

Although she won Academy Awards for her work in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1965), "Taylor was just as famous for her many marriages, extensive jewelry collection and stunning violet eyes."

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