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I've never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I'm here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.

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Elizabeth Taylor
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 27
Died: 2011
Died: March 23
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Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
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