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>> see you soon. be sure to tune in 9:00 p.m. eastern for a special edition of piers morgan tonight. remember the life and legacy of elizabeth taylor. again, 9:00 eastern right here on cnn. we can't say william mann wrote the book on elizabeth taylor behe wrote a best seller. "how to be a movie star." it was a smash in 2009 and right now the author joins us live from cape cod on the phone. mr. mann, thank you for being with us. how big a role would say elizabeth taylor played in creating this culture of celebrity that we have today? >> well, i think it's a huge role. i was just listening t...

remarking on her death today at 79, taylor's friend elton john said, we have just lost a hollywood giant. more importantly, we have lost an incredible human being. taylor had suffered for years from congestive heart failure and was hospitalized in los angeles for weeks. a former cnn colleague knew elizabeth taylor well and spoke with her many times on the air and off. we're talking about larry king. he joins me now from our studios in los angeles. larry, i know you were a friend to her and interviewed her many times. tell us a little bit about what she was like behind the scenes. >> ...