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Elizabeth Taylor's private chef tells PEOPLE the one thing he wants everyone to know about the actress
Neil Zevnik worked for Taylor from 1991-1999, and continued to host events for the star in the 2000s
The chef shares private examples of Taylor's generous spirit
Elizabeth Taylor is remember as a Hollywood legend, an activist and a style icon, but her former private chef wants people to know who Taylor was when the cameras weren't rolling.
Chef and writer Neil Zevnik was the Cat on a Hot Tin Roof actress' private chef from 1991 to 1999, and continued to host events for the star until a year before her death in 2011. During that time, Zevnik got to know Taylor on a personal level — and there's one thing he wants people to know about the star.
"She was truly just such a

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