Elizabeth Taylor was born on February 27, 1932 and died on March 23, 2011 at the age of 79 in Los Angeles. Typical Hollywood actress of the 50s and 60s, wife of Richard Burton, another legendary actor with whom she formed a hellish couple, Liz Taylor will be remembered for her plastic beauty, but also her off-screen escapades and her excessive personality: Michael Jackson had made her his confidante, his friend of the heart.