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Hollywood will get to hear Elizabeth Taylor’s voice once more in the newly-released HBO documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes. Nanette Burstein helms the project that relies on 40 hours of lost interviews of the actress throughout 1984. One of the most devastating topics covered in the documentary is the death of her third husband Mike Todd.

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The death of the producer came at a time when Taylor was acting in the 1958 film, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The production of the film was already going through several troubles and Taylor’s husband’s death halted it for a month. She was allegedly forced to return to the film by MGM, the studio behind the film.

Elizabeth Taylor Was Forced To Film One Of Her Most Prominent Films Amidst A Personal Tragedy Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | MGM

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There is not a more tantalizing mystery in United States history than the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Though the Warren Commission emphatically concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole gunman and acted alone, many people believe their investigation was either flawed or a full-scale cover-up. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists alleged an alliance between the Fidel Castro-led Cuban government and mobsters in the States. Louisiana District Attorney Jim Garrison believed Kennedy's murder was orchestrated by New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw and anti-Castro Cubans (who were still raw over the failed Bay of Pigs invasion). Everyone from Lyndon B. Johnson to Frank Sinatra has been linked in some way or another to the assassination.

The myriad of theories, many of which clumsily intersect with competing theories, tend to discredit each other. But it's understandable why people need...

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While Elizabeth Taylor made her greatest impact on the big screen, she entertained on the small screen as well. In a 1992 episode of The Simpsons, she voiced the first word ever uttered by baby Maggie: “Daddy.” Simpsons executive producer Al Jean shares his memories of Taylor’s recording session with EW.

“There was nobody more famous or glamorous. Usually for the records, the room was almost empty — we’d have the cast and then a couple writers. That day, the recording stage was completely filled. She came in, she had a little dog, and she wore her ring, which was huge.

Hours after his close friend Elizabeth Taylor passed away in Los Angeles, Elton John took the stage at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center to perform. “Today I lost a friend and you lost a hero named Elizabeth Taylor,” John told the crowd, according to CNN. “She stood up when no one was prepared to stand up and be counted against AIDS. She supported everybody in that with 1,000 percent of her body and her fiber. But most of all she loved people. She fought for the underdog. She was an incredible woman and I was privileged to have known her.”

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Daytime soaps fans still talk about that time when Hollywood royalty came out to play. Like everything she did, Elizabeth Taylor’s multi-episode arc on General Hospital was big: She came at the height of the show’s popularity to play Helena Cassadine, wife of Mikos. (You remember Mikos, that guy who wanted to freeze the earth.) She was even at Luke and Laura’s wedding, though off to the side and putting a curse on them .

With news of her passing, the show’s put out a statement: “We were honored to work with Elizabeth Taylor on General Hospital.

Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau, who played the loyal Roman, Rufio, in the 1963 spectacle, Cleopatra, released a statement about this morning’s news that Elizabeth Taylor had died. “It’s a terrible loss. A unique talent and a singularly spectacular individual.”

For more on Liz Taylor and her storied life both on-screen and off, pick up the issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands April 1.

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As the whole industry mourns Elizabeth Taylor, friends of the actress — who passed away Wednesday of congestive heart failure — are paying tribute to one of Hollywood’s most vibrant legends via statements. Here’s what Taylor’s colleagues and acquaintances are saying about their dearly departed friend.

Barbra Streisand, friend: “It’s the end of an era. 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.”

Mike Nichols, who directed Taylor in 1966′s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...

For the past 50 years, Cleopatra has remained the gold standard of Hollywood excess. The 1963 epic nearly sank Twentieth Century Fox. It took two-and-a-half years to shoot. It burned through two directors and two regime changes at the studio. Its budget rocketed from $2 million to a then-unthinkable $44 million. And, most famously, it left the marriages of its two stars — Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor — in ashes. Nowadays, in an age when celebrity breakups and affairs are more or less routine happenings dissected and dispatched by the tabloids in the blink of an eye, we aren’t so easily shocked. But the...

Barbra Streisand released a statement about the passing of her friend Elizabeth Taylor, who died this morning. “It’s the end of an era. 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.”

For more on Liz Taylor and her storied life both on-screen and off, pick up the issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands April 1.

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Following the death of close friend Elizabeth Taylor, Elton John has paid tribute to the Oscar-winning actress. Said the singer in a statement: “We have just lost a Hollywood giant; more importantly, we have lost an incredible human being.” John and Taylor had worked side-by-side while raising money for AIDS. Taylor even had her own charity: Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. (The charity issued the following statement on their website about Taylor: “We mourn the loss of legendary actress, businesswoman, and fearless activist Elizabeth Taylor. If you want to honor the memory of Elizabeth, you may do so either by making...

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf director Mike Nichols has released a statement about his friend and former star Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away in the early morning. Said Nichols, “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.” Nichols direction of Taylor in the 1966 film helped the actress win her second Academy Award.

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The late Elizabeth Taylor lived much of her fascinating life onscreen. She was 12 years old when National Velvet made her a movie star. Moviegoers watched her transition into adulthood. She was planning her wedding in Father of the Bride. She was experiencing some serious marital problems alongside Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She worked with then-husband Eddie Fisher in her Oscar-winning performance in Butterfield 8. She famously co-starred with her paramour/husband/ex-husband/soulmate/husband again Richard Burton in a series of films, some of them great (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), some of them...

Turner Classic Movies announced a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor that will include 24 hours of movies from the late star’s career.

The tribute will begin Sunday, April 10 and will include Taylor’s Oscar-winning performances in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), as well as screenings of Father of the Bride (1950), Father’s Little Dividend (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Full schedule below:

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Senator Chris Dodd, the new chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, issued a statement on Elizabeth Taylor, who died this morning at the age of 79:

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Elizabeth Taylor. Her artistic contribution to the motion picture industry is immeasurable. In a career spanning more than 70 years and 50 films, her talent endured the test of time and transcended generations of moviegoers. She truly was an American icon, whose legacy went far beyond her acting skills, most notably in her efforts to lead the battle against HIV/AIDS. Our thoughts are with her...

It’s hard to believe that there are still unpublished pictures of Elizabeth Taylor, the movie legend who passed away today at the age of 79 after spending nearly her entire life in front of the cameras. But Life.com has dug into its vast archives and manged to put together an entire gallery of beautiful, unprinted photographs of Taylor in her many incarnations: child star, screen siren, Hollywood diva. There’s a young Liz mocking her British roots in an “All American” sweater; the actress chatting with A Place in the Sun (1951) co-star Montgomery Clift on the Paramount studio backlot...