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[1985:] Taylor, Elizabeth (Rosemond) (b. Feb. 27, 1932, London) U.S. motion-picture actress. Her American parents were resident in England at the time of her birth, and at an early age she was given ballet lessons and appeared with her class before the British Royal Family. With the outbreak of World War II her parents returned to the United States, settling in Los Angeles. Her beauty brought her to the attention of a talent scout, and in 1942 she made her first film [...]. Unlike most child actors, her maturation led to better roles and greater acting skills. [...] Her personal life was well publicized; among her husbands were Michael Todd, Richard Burton (twice) and U.S. Sen. John Warner [plus Nicky Hilton, Michael Wilding, Eddie Fisher and Larry Fortensky]. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol 11, 588)
[1998:] VistaVision - wide-screen format developed by Paramount, as opposed ot CinemaScope, developed by 20th Century Fox (acc. to Philip French, Observer, 20 Dec)
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