LIFE Magazine October 6, 1961
Having caught pneumonia while filming outdoors in frigid London, 29-year-old Elizabeth Taylor's life was saved at the Dorchester Hotel by an emergency room doctor who happened to be a guest at the hotel. Summoned to Taylor's room late at night, he performed an emergency tracheotomy using his pen knife. The resultant scar is clearly visible on the actress's throat.
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LIFE Magazine October 6, 1961
Having caught pneumonia while filming outdoors in frigid London, 29-year-old Elizabeth Taylor's life was saved at the Dorchester Hotel by an emergency room doctor who happened to be a guest at the hotel. Summoned to Taylor's room late at night, he performed an emergency tracheotomy using his pen knife. The resultant scar is clearly visible on the actress's throat.
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