Elizabeth Taylor - R.I.P.

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor each had Mexican divorces not recognized in Ontario, Canada. So, they were married in 1964 in Montreal, Quebec in a civil ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

I do remember seeing Elizabeth Taylor in the audience at the then O'Keefe Theater in Toronto where Burton was playing King Arthur in the stage production Camelot in Toronto before it opened in New York City. So, they honeymooned in Toronto. (In school, we had studied Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson which was the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table including Sir Lancelot.)

Everyone has a moment in Toronto, right? So did Elizabeth & Richard. (That theater or "theatre", was not on Yonge street, but Front Street near Lake Ontario, east of Union Train Station.)

No matter her many husbands, I do think Elizabeth Taylor will be remembered for her flawless complexion, jet black hair, unique violet-colored eyes and fabulous jewelry. She probably defined the term "Hollywood Star".

In latter years, she turned her interests toward helping others although she endured a lot of ill health.

For me, the passing of Elizabeth Taylor is more the passing of an era . . .