Feb. 6, 1945: “National Velvet” opens in Los Angeles.

March 27, 1957: Michael Todd poses with Elizabeth Taylor after “Around the World in 80 Days” won the Academy Award for best picture.

Nov. 12, 1981: Charles Champlin reflects on Elizabeth Taylor’s career after a tribute to her at the Ahmanson Theatre.
 
After viewing clips from many of Taylor’s films, Champlin says: “You gaze wistfully upon the shining child and the radiant girl and the ravishingly sensual woman, and are then pleased and inspired to discover in maturity the ripe and indefatigable joie de vivre, the inexhaustible capacity to find amusement in the world.”