Elizabeth Taylor

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1959: British born actor Elizabeth Taylor wears a white swimsuit while kneeling in the surf in a still from director Joseph L Mankiewicz's film "Suddenly Last Summer." (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Elizabeth Taylor 1959: British born actor Elizabeth Taylor wears a white swimsuit while kneeling in the surf in a still from director Joseph L Mankiewicz's film "Suddenly Last Summer." (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rita Hayworth 1946: American actor Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) holds one of her gloves above her head as she performs in front of a band in a scene from director Charles Vidor's film, "Gilda." She wears a slit evening gown. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lauren Bacall 1946: American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899 - 1957) watches actor Lauren Bacall as she sits on top of his desk and talks on the telephone in a still from director Howard Hawks' film, "The Big Sleep." (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images)
Ava Gardner 1950: Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990), the sensuous Hollywood star and film actress. She appeared in 'The Killers' 1946, 'Pandora & The Flying Dutchman' 1951 and 'The Barefoot Contessa' 1954. In the early 1980's she retired to live in London. (Photo by Baron/Getty Images)
Ingrid Bergman Humphrey Bogart (1899 - 1957) and Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) in a scene from the film "Casablanca," directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. (Photo by Picture Post/Getty Images
Lana Turner Circa 1955: A portrait of actor Lana Turner (1921 - 1995) posing on a silk sheet with large cushions in a sleeveless v-neck jumpsuit and a short-sleeved silk robe. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Vivien Leigh Circa 1940: English stage and film actress, Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967). (Photo by Gordon Anthony/Getty Images)
Lena Horne American blues singer and actress Lena Horne sings on a stage set of stairs and wears a floor length gown, 1940s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Greta Garbo Film star, Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990). (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Sophia Loren July 1959: Italian actress Sophia Loren attends a ball in the Funkturm, during the 9th International Film Festival in Berlin. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Audrey Hepburn Full-length promotional portrait of Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) reclining in a black pantsuit for the film, "Sabrina," directed by Billy Wilder, 1954. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Marlene Dietrich German-born actress Marlene Dietrich (1904 - 1992), the epitome of screen sensuality. (Photo by Don English/Getty Images)
Katharine Hepbur... 1934: American screen actress Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) toys with a bowl of flowers in the film "The Little Minister," directed by Richard Wallace for RKO Radio Pictures. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Grace Kelly Circa 1955: Studio headshot portrait of American actor Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) wearing a fur coat, 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Loretta Young Circa 1934: Sally Blane (Elizabeth Jane Young, 1910 -1997), the American Warner Brothers film actress, and sister to Loretta Young. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Marilyn Monroe Circa 1950: Studio portrait of American actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) wearing a strapless dress under a spotlight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dorothy Dandridg... Circa 1945: American actor and singer Dorothy Dandridge (1923 - 1965) performs on stage with a band in a strapless dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Jane Russell 1952: American actor Jane Russell, wearing nothing but a ribbon in her hair, takes a bath in a wooden barrel, in a still from director Frank Tashlin's film, "Son of Paleface." (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bette Davis 1938, Full-length promotional portrait of American actor Bette Davis (1908 - 1989) wearing a long black dress and hat in director William Wyler's film "Jezebel." (Photo by Warner Bros./Getty Images)
Jean Harlow September 1933: American actress Jean Harlow. (Photo by George Hurrell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hedy Lamarr 1949: Austrian-born actor Hedy Lamarr (1913 - 2000), wearing a harem-style costume, reclines on a fur backdrop in a full-length promotional portrait for director Cecil B DeMille's film, "Samson and Delilah." (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Getty Images)
Joan Crawford 1948: American actress Joan Crawford, (1908 - 1977), wearing a fur coat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cyd Charisse 1953: Full-length image of American actor and dancer Cyd Charisse dancing with one hand held above her head in a scene from director Vincente Minnelli's film "The Band Wagon." She is wearing a sequined gown with an open front slit. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ginger Rogers Circa 1935: American dancer and actress Ginger Rogers (1911 - 1995), wearing a sun suit with shorts. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Barbara Stanwyck Studio portrait of American actor Barbara Stanwyck (1907 - 1990) leaning forward on an ottoman and wearing a fur coat and diamond necklace, 1949. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Gene Tierney 1942: Studio portrait of American actor Gene Tierney (1920 - 1991) seated on a divan. She is wearing a hat with a feather, a mink stole, and leather gloves. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Natalie Wood Circa 1960: American actor Natalie Wood, wearing a black evening dress, smiles while posing in a promotional portrait for director Michael Anderson's film, "All the Fine Young Cannibals." (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Joan Fontaine English actor Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) as Max de Winter and Joan Fontaine as the second Mrs de Winter in the dark romance "Rebecca," directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1940. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Jayne Mansfield American film actor and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) lounges provocatively in a bikini near a pool, mid 1950's. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Betty Grable Portrait of American model and actress Betty Grable (1916 ? 1973), as she stands in high heels and a one-piece bathing suit and looks over her shoulder, one hand on her waist, 1943. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Josephine Baker American-born dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975). (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Carole Lombard Portrait of American actor Carole Lombard (1908 - 1942) resting her face on the back of her hand in a sleeveless gown, circa 1930s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Olivia de Havill... circa 1935: Headshot portrait of British-born actor Olivia de Havilland looking up and wearing a short-sleeved, striped dress with a plunging neckline. The background is composed of iron fencing and shadows. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Jennifer Jones 1946: American actress Jennifer Jones, the screen name of Phyllis Isley, defends her bed and her honour in a scene from "Duel In The Sun." The film was directed by King Vidor for David O Selznick Studios. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)