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PHOTOS: Elizabeth Taylor (1932 – 2011)

Academy Award-winning actress dies at age 79

Published

16 years ago

March 23, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor in 1983. (Washington Blade archive photo by Doug Hinckle)

Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died today at age 79. Later in life, she became known for her philanthropic work and efforts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. Taylor had many connections to Washington, D.C. She came here in November 1993 to dedicate Whitman-Walker’s Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center.

(Washington Blade archive photos)

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) speaks at the 2026 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 26. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The Human Rights Campaign National Dinner was held at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 26. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) was the keynote speaker. Awards were presented to Marcia Gay Hardin, Junior LaBeija and André De Shields. Nina West of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ performed.

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