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The ups and downs, the problems and stress, along with all the happiness, have given me optimism and hope because I am living proof of survival.

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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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