Elizabeth Taylor's Style: Enough is Never Enough

Elizabeth Taylor has been renowned for her beauty and style since her earliest days as a starlet. As we mourn her death at the age of 79, we look back at a few of her most notable looks.

Betty Ford, Modern First Lady

Outspoken and passionate, Betty Ford used her platform as first lady to speak her mind.

Sherwood Schwartz: The Brains Behind Gilligan and the Bradys

We remember veteran TV writer Sherwood Schwartz with some facts about his career and some video clips of his hit shows "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch"...

Lucian Freud painted people “how they happen to be”

We look at the art of renowned British painter Lucian Freud.

America will miss Dan Peek

Today we got word that , a founding member of 1970s folk rock band America, has passed away. When I heard the news, I went straight to my favorite song of theirs — one that's on many of my personal playlists and has been part of my life since I was a kid.

Sylvia Robinson, the Mother of Hip-Hop

 is remembered today by hip-hop fans as a pioneer of the genre. How did the R&B singer-songwriter once known for her duo Mickey & Sylvia become the "mother of hip-hop?" As the story goes, Sylvia Robinson was out at a club in Harlem one night in 1979. The record label she and her husband owned, Sugar Hill Records, was struggling — they were hoping they could avoid bankruptcy. And they were always open to new sounds that might revitalize the music scene — and their business. Robinson heard the DJ talking rhythmically over the music, and the crowd loved it. She had never heard it before, though it was a common enough sound in the inner city. For a couple of years, MCs like Grandmaster Flash and Kurtis Blow had been putting on live shows that intertwined DJing and rapping in a stream-of-consciousness groove that could last for hours. These raps were becoming a fixture of the club scene, but they hadn't yet been committed to vinyl. Robinson decided it was time to bring this music out of the clubs and onto the radio. Within days, she had assembled a group of amateur rappers — none of whom had met each other before — into the Sugarhill Gang. She brought them into her studio, recorded their raps over a disco beat in a single 15-minute take, and history's first rap record was born.

Karl Slover, Munchkin Trumpeter

More than 70 years ago, Karl Slover turned his small stature into a plum movie role, one that he'd treasure for the rest of his life. The 4-foot-4-inch actor played a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz."

Andy Rooney: Our Favorite Curmudgeon

For more than 40 years, Andy Rooney spared few punches as he skewered pretty much anything that had ever annoyed him.

Randy Savage: Showman and Macho Man

"Oooh yeah!" We're remembering Macho Man Randy Savage's seven world championships, his showmanship, and his fantastically flashy costumes.

James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon

When James Arness was born, his parents could hardly have guessed that someday thousands of babies would be named after him.

Joe Frazier Still Swinging in Philadelphia

won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics.

Comedians Remember Patrice O'Neal

Comedian Patrice O'Neal, who died Nov. 29, 2011, at 41 of complications of a stroke, was often described as loud and fearless. A hulking, 6-foot-4 man weighing at least 300 pounds, O'Neal was a large presence onstage and off, intimidating audiences of strangers as well as those closest to him with his cutting remarks. But most do agree that O'Neal, love him or fear him, was a unique talent. Legacy.com remembers the funny man, known best for his stand-up performances, with quotes about him from his fellow comedians:

Century Spotlight: Sargent Shriver

Sargent Shriver (1915 – 2011) was one of the architects of our modern society, a dedicated public servant who founded many of the organizations that make the U.S. a successful and compassionate country. Now, 100 years after his birth, we're remembering some of Shriver's greatest achievements:

Steve Jobs: Remembering a Visionary

In the years since Steve Jobs' death, millions have taken to the internet – many via iPhones, MacBooks or iPads – to remember the visionary.