Her jewelry auction shattered records with nearly $116 million in sales, but who actually came to Christie's New York and purchased the pricey gems Elizabeth Taylor once owned?
The actress' appearances on the silver screen transformed men with hearts of stone into quivering masses during Hollywood's Golden Age. On Tuesday night, the simple fact that they were once worn by Elizabeth Taylor transformed the silver, the stones and the gold themselves -- into fortunes.
Close friends and family of the late Elizabeth Taylor gathered Sunday afternoon to remember beloved Hollywood legend during a private memorial on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank, PEOPLE has learned.
A private memorial commemorating the life of the late actress Elizabeth Taylor has been scheduled for Sunday on the Warner Brothers lot, a representative of her trust said Friday.
Elizabeth Taylor's diamond is on display at Christie's Auction house in London. CNN's Erin McLaughlin reports.
Though she may have had numerous husbands and lovers, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor had one enduring love: jewelry.
The collection includes jewelry, fashion, accessories, decorative arts and memorabilia
Elizabeth Taylor fans will soon get a closer look into the private life of the late Hollywood legend, as Christie's prepares a worldwide tour and auction of some of her most prized personal possessions.
The 7,000-sq.-ft., ranch-style home sits on 1.27 hilltop acres in Bel Air
"You don't get do-overs in life. You just have to move forward," she tells PEOPLE
A portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol raked in $26,962,500 on the auction block Thursday.
Larry Fortensky met Taylor at Betty Ford, and would become her unlikeliest lover
The recent death of actress Elizabeth Taylor is expected to bring much interest to the sale of artist Andy Warhol's "Liz #5" when it hits the auction block on May 12.
"She expressed how scary it was when you see that it's perhaps the end," says pal Debbie Reynolds
While debuting her new perfume, the movie legend gushed over her true "passion"
The star's seventh husband called her "Majestic Eyes," and a lot of fun
The legendary movie star is proud to use her celebrity status to call attention to humanitarian issues
A private burial service was held for legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor. CNN's Kareen Wynter reports.
Long before there was the House of Gaga, there was the House of Taylor.
Elizabeth Taylor's Funeral Starts Late at Her Request
The Hollywood icon is buried in the same cemetery as her longtime friend Michael Jackson
Even in death, legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor set her own style.
The icon chatted with Kim Kardashian, who calls the interview her life's highlight
The private service is open to the Hollywood star's family only
Elton John, Madonna and more friends from Hollywood remember the late actress's beauty, generosity and talent
For many readers, Elizabeth Taylor's obituary in The New York Times sparked tears, memories and a question.
Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. CNN's Brooke Anderson reports.
"This is tough," Taylor told onetime rival Debbie Reynolds just two weeks before dying
"If my father had to divorce my mother for anyone, I'm so grateful that it was Elizabeth," she says
Videos of her first Oscar win, her chemistry with Paul Newman, that bawdy Golden Globes appearance and more!
Singer Elton John paid tribute to his friend and fellow AIDS-activist, Elizabeth Taylor, at a concert in Pittsburgh Wednesday night.
Friends of Elizabeth Taylor share their thoughts about her life.
The screen legend, a day younger than the Man in Black, sent him a telegram every year, his daughter Rosanne recalls
Like other diminutive people -- Alexander the Great and Napoleon come to mind -- Elizabeth Taylor loomed large and lived even larger. I think of her as one of the two Elizabeths who ruled the 20th century.
Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at 79. But suppose she had died in 1960? She could have. You could look it up. She was suffering from pneumonia that year after starting filming on "Cleopatra." It was serious enough for her to have been declared dead.
Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress famed for her beauty, her jet-set lifestyle, her charitable endeavors and her many marriages, has died, her publicist told CNN Wednesday. She was 79.
The two legends costarred in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, fondly remembered by Newman
Friends, relatives and fans remembered legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at age 79, as a selfless and big-hearted woman who led the way for charities such as the fight against AIDS.
"We have just lost a Hollywood giant," he says. "More importantly, we have lost an incredible human being"
Elizabeth Taylor appeared in over 50 films in her seven-decade career, and InStyle compiled some of the legend's most memorable on-screen looks.
In the early 1980s, Elizabeth Taylor stepped up when others were afraid.
The star was supposed to be on second husband Mike Todd's fatal flight, but she had a cold
Michael Wilding calls his late mother "an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest"
More than mesmerizing beauty, the Oscar-winning Hollywood icon was a powerhouse
The Oscar-winning screen legend, 79, had suffered health issues for the past 50 years
A look back at the screen legend's marriages, memorable roles and legacy as an AIDS activist
The legendary actress, who is still hospitalized, is grateful for all the birthday wishes as she turns 79
Famed actress Elizabeth Taylor has shown "steady improvement" since she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital last week for treatment of a heart problem, her representative said.
The star, who is being visited by family and friends, "did not have a heart attack," says her rep
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian share their surprising wishlist for Feb. 14
Iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor remains in a Los Angeles hospital Sunday night, days after checking in to treat a heart problem, her representative said.
The screen legend, who had surgery in 2009, is in Cedars-Sinai "for monitoring"
Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor is being treated in a Los Angeles hospital for "symptoms caused by congestive heart failure," her representative said Friday.
"You are my idol. But I'm six husbands and some big jewels behind," Kim tells the legend
Objective: Find a fabulous but not outrageously priced gift for the label-loving fashionista on your holiday list. This seemingly daunting task is no problem, with InStyle.com's seven stylish picks.
A young actress makes it big playing an adorable kid that America adores. Fans devour articles about her and the press can't get enough of the beautiful girl. But by the time she's a teen, she's involved on screen with a man twice her age in a passionate relationship that makes audiences uncomfortable.
History's best bathing suits aren't always practical -- Raquel Welch's Paleolithic two-piece from One Million Years B.C. wouldn't have lasted long in open water--but they're impossible to forget. InStyle fashion director Hal Rubenstein shares the top ten on-screen swimsuits that are forever in our memories.
Love, lust, work, life - one of Hollywood's most renowned love affairs is captured in correspondence
Elizabeth Taylor used Twitter messages Thursday to blast Dr. Arnie Klein for recent statements he made about their mutual friend, the late pop star Michael Jackson.
Kitty Kelley, author of the controversial biography "Oprah," has a motto over her desk that speaks to her philosophy about her profession as a celebrity biographer: "Tell the truth, but ride a fast horse."
Don't believe that internet rumor saying Elizabeth Taylor is hospitalized, a source close to the legendary actress told CNN late Thursday.
New shots of Newton as the Egyptian queen cause quite a stir in England
"The rumors regarding my engagement simply aren't true," she writes on her Twitter page
Elizabeth Taylor posted a message on Twitter Monday denying rumors she is engaged to her manager.
It is an understatement to say that Elizabeth Taylor likes the new Michael Jackson movie "This Is it."
The actress hosts a private screening of This Is It at a movie studio in L.A.
Budgets spiraling out of control; cast and crew on the verge of collapse; sets destroyed: Just a few of the catastrophes to afflict the ill-fated productions in The Screening Room's Top 10 movie shoots from hell.
Elizabeth Taylor said Thursday that her heart surgery was successful, adding that "it was like having a brand new ticker."
"My heart procedure went off perfectly … like having a new ticker," Twitters the star
The movie star tweets her fans that she will have a valve repair procedure
Elizabeth Taylor is having a "procedure on her heart," she announced on her Twitter page Tuesday.
Elizabeth Taylor checked out of a Los Angeles hospital "sore, but intact," the actress said in an online message posted Friday evening.
Elizabeth Taylor, contrary to a New York tabloid report, was not hospitalized because of her grief over her friend Michael Jackson's death, according to her publicist.
"I cannot be part of the public whoopla," the actress says in a string of heartfelt Twitter messages
"I don't think anyone knew how much we loved each other," the movie icon says of her longtime friend Michael Jackson
Elizabeth Taylor went to the Hollywood Bowl to hear Andrea Bocelli in concert, the first night out in months for the big-screen legend.
Elizabeth Taylor tweeted as she arrived home from a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday afternoon.
The screen legend socializes – with martini at hand – following this summer's hospitalization
The screen legend is "living her life" and working, a friend tells PEOPLE after last month's health scare
The star's publicist calls rumors about her health "overstated and untrue"
The star shows she's lost none of her luster at a benefit for gay youth Thursday
What brings people to the theater? For many, it's the magical moments on the stage.
The only thing more chaotic than her movie life may be screen icon Elizabeth Taylor's personal life. The often-married Taylor sat down with Larry King on January 15, 2001, to talk about her past loves, on-screen and off, as well as honors from the queen of England.
Antony and Cleopatra -- one of history's most romantic couples -- were not the great beauties that Hollywood would have us believe, according to British academics.
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"Mommy loves you," cooed Charlotte (Kristin Davis) in a recent episode of "Sex and the City." She was not referring to her child, but to her dog, Elizabeth Taylor.
"Mommy loves you," cooed Charlotte (Kristin Davis) in a recent episode of "Sex and the City." She was not referring to her child, but to her dog, Elizabeth Taylor.
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