Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Died At Age 79 Cause Of Congestive Heart Failure : Video & Report

Elizabeth Taylor died early Wednesday (March 23 2011) of congestive heart failure at the age of 79 in LA's Cedars-Sinai Hospital.The legendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor died on March 23, 2011, of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.It is truly the end of an era.



Elizabeth was one of the last legends from the golden era of Hollywood.Taylor had been plagued with back problems and health issues from a young age.She was a precocious child who soared to fame in "The Horse Story National Velvet" and grew into a stunning diva who ruled the silver screen for a decade.

Elizabeth Taylor and her mother were to remain extremely close until the latter's death in 1994, at age 99.

Just after World War II began, her parents moved back to the United States and settled in Los Angeles, where Francis Taylor catered to a high-level clientele. Young Elizabeth was noted early on for her looks: According to one perhaps apocryphal story, she was spotted by a talent scout who suggested her for Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With the Wind," but the idea was reportedly shot down by her father.

Nevertheless, she eventually made her debut for Universal, which placed her in 1942's "There's One Born Every Minute." Taylor was then signed by MGM, which was to be her home for almost two decades, and made "Lassie Come Home," opposite Roddy McDowall. The actor became a devoted friend.



But it was Taylor's next film, 1944's "National Velvet," that made her a star. The story of a girl in love with her horse earned her public adulation - and her equine co-star, The Pie. (Her other co-star, Mickey Rooney, was taken.) For the rest of the 1940s, she was an MGM regular, some of her films winners -- the 1949 version of "Little Women" - and others, quickly forgotten, such as "Julia Misbehaves."

In 1950, Taylor turned 18 and had her first hit as an adult, the classic "Father of the Bride," in which she played Spencer Tracy's soon-to-be-married daughter. Real life mirrored art when Taylor decided to marry hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr., but the marriage wasn't nearly as successful as the film: it lasted just eight months.