The rarely seen photos of Elizabeth Taylor

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    This photo, taken in 1951 when she was 19, shows Ms Taylor looking every inch the Hollywood star in a white ballgown.
    2/11 This photo, taken in 1951 when she was 19, shows Ms Taylor looking every inch the Hollywood star in a white ballgown.
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    Ms Taylor takes a tumble with the help of co-star James Dean on the set of the 1956 movie, 'Giant'.
    3/11 Ms Taylor takes a tumble with the help of co-star James Dean on the set of the 1956 movie, 'Giant'.
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    Ms Taylor with friends Whoopi Goldberg and Elton John at a benefit concert for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1992.
    4/11 Ms Taylor with friends Whoopi Goldberg and Elton John at a benefit concert for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1992.
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    Elizabeth Taylor adjusts the bow tie of actor Montgomery Clift at a Los Angeles premiere in November 1949.
    5/11 Elizabeth Taylor adjusts the bow tie of actor Montgomery Clift at a Los Angeles premiere in November 1949.
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    In this photo, taken in 1948, the actress, then aged just 16, peers out over the Thames from her perch on Westminster Bridge.
    6/11 In this photo, taken in 1948, the actress, then aged just 16, peers out over the Thames from her perch on Westminster Bridge.
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    Ms Taylor pictured enjoying Derby Day at Epsom on the 5th June 1957 accompanied by her third husband, producer Mike Todd.
    7/11 Ms Taylor pictured enjoying Derby Day at Epsom on the 5th June 1957 accompanied by her third husband, producer Mike Todd.
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    Ms Taylor laughs after being joined in bed by Mr Burton during a 'Under Milk Wood' sex scene with Peter O'Toole in 1972.
    8/11 Ms Taylor laughs after being joined in bed by Mr Burton during a 'Under Milk Wood' sex scene with Peter O'Toole in 1972.
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    Ms Taylor pictured at her 1964 wedding to Mr Burton, her fifth husband, in Montreal on the 15th March 1964.
    9/11 Ms Taylor pictured at her 1964 wedding to Mr Burton, her fifth husband, in Montreal on the 15th March 1964.
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    Ms Taylor pictured with her future husband Richard Burton at a screening of 'Lawrence of Arabia' in 1962.
    10/11 Ms Taylor pictured with her future husband Richard Burton at a screening of 'Lawrence of Arabia' in 1962.
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    Ms Taylor and Mr Burton pictured at a Monte Carlo party thrown by Princess Grace of Monaco in November 1989. The scorpions on her cape were added to symbolise the princess' birth sign of Scorpio. She is also wearing the Taylor-Burton Diamond.
    11/11 Ms Taylor and Mr Burton pictured at a Monte Carlo party thrown by Princess Grace of Monaco in November 1989. The scorpions on her cape were added to symbolise the princess' birth sign of Scorpio. She is also wearing the Taylor-Burton Diamond.

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An exhibition charting Elizabeth Taylor's life, entitled Grit and Glamour, includes hundreds of photographs of the late actress, both on-set and off.

Ms Taylor, who was infamously married eight times to seven husbands, died on this day in 2011 after an extended bout of ill health and is buried in Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

See a selection of the photographs above.Â