Elizabeth Taylor, 79, 1932-2011

Elizabeth Taylor will forever be deemed one of the greatest actresses of her era during the ’40s. And as a revered icon of cinema’s classical age, we will never forget her even though death took her at 79.

Taylor grappled with poor health throughout various points in her life, and by 2011, she succumbed to congestive heart failure. It was not unexpected; after all, to have lived the kind of life she did and love in the complicated and messy way she did (she had seven husbands), the passion and heartbreak would take their toll.