Valley Residents Remember Elizabeth Taylor

Click on the video to the right to hear Valley residents talk about Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at the age of 79.

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor, who died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in West Hollywood, was remembered by fans Wednesday morning.

Flowers were laid on her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where people paused to remember her.

Former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, the chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America, paid tribute to Taylor's life and work.

"Her talent endured the test of time and transcended generations of
moviegoers,'' Dodd said. "She truly was an American icon, whose legacy went
far beyond her acting skills, most notably in her efforts to lead the battle
against HIV/AIDS.''

Taylor's children—Michael and Christopher Wilding and Liza Todd and
Maria Burton—were with her when she died, according to her
publicist, Sally Morrison. As well as her children, she is survived by 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
 

City News Service contributed to this report.