Joan Taylor
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Born | Rose Marie Emma August 18, 1929 Geneva, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Other names | Rose Freeman |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949–1989 |
Spouse(s) | Leonard Freeman (m. 1953-1974; his death) Walter Grauman (m. 1976-1980; divorced) |
Joan Taylor (August 18, 1929 – March 4, 2012) was an American television and film actress.
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Personal life
Taylor was born Rose Marie Emma in Geneva, Illinois. Her father Joseph Emma was from Sicily and became the manager of the Deerpath movie theatre in Lake Forest, Illinois where Joan was brought up [1] and a Hollywood prop man. Her mother Amelia Berky was from Austria and became a vaudeville dancer/singer.[2]
Taylor married Leonard Freeman, later the creator of Hawaii Five-O, in 1953. The couple had three daughters. After her contract for The Rifleman ran out, she retired from acting to raise her children.[3] When Freeman died in January 1974 following heart surgery, Taylor started managing Leonard Freeman Productions and the business of Hawaii Five-O under the name Rose Freeman.[4] She went to at least one Hawaii Five-O convention to talk to fans.[5]
With her children older, she found herself writing, including co-author credit for the comedy Fools Rush In starring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek.[6]
Taylor married TV producer-director Walter Grauman in 1976; the couple divorced in 1980.[7]
Career
Taylor's career began at the Pasadena Playhouse. She met Freeman there when both were involved with putting on Here Comes Mr. Jordan.[8] In the early 1950s, she was chosen by Paramount Pictures as a member of the studio's 'Golden Circle," described as a "group consisting of a dozen unusually talented young actors for whom Paramount held high hopes."[9] Her Producer also insured 19-year-old Taylor's legs for $100,000 against injury. Her first film was Fighting Man of the Plains, with Randolph Scott.[9]
Death
Taylor died of natural causes March 4, 2012, in Santa Monica, California.[10] She was survived by three daughters, two brothers and six grandchildren.[8]
Filmography
Television
- Split (1989) as Tourist
- 77 Sunset Strip as Beth Collins (1 episode, 1963)
- The Rifleman as Milly Scott (18 episodes, 1960–1962)
- The Dick Powell Show (1 episode, 1962)
- Bronco as Lorain (1 episode, 1962)
- My Three Sons as Muriel Stewart (1 episode, 1961)
- Rawhide as Paibada (1 episode, 1961)
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor as Myrna Fontaine (1 episode, 1961)
- Lock Up as Lauren Bodret (1 episode, 1960)
- Colt .45 as Dr. Ellen McGraw (1 episode, 1959)
- The Millionaire as Mary Ann Wilson (1 episode, 1959)
- The Texan (1 episode, 1959)
- Philip Marlowe as Julie Kenton (1 episode, 1959)
- Men into Space as Carol Gordon (1 episode, 1959)
- 21 Beacon Street as Ruth (2 episodes, 1959)
- U.S. Marshal as Maryjo (1 episode, 1959)
- Gunsmoke as Anna Wheat (1 episode, 1959)
- Wagon Train as Bright Star (episode "A Man Called Horse", 1958)
- Peter Gunn as Liz Taylor (1 episode, 1958)
- Yancy Derringer as Lavinia Lake (1 episode, 1958)
- Zane Grey Theater as Rose Bailey (1 episode, 1958)
- Mike Hammer as Diane Baxter / (2 episodes, 1958)
Feature films
- Omar Khayyam (1957) as Yaffa
- 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) as Marisa Leonardo
- War Drums (1957) as Riva
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) as Carol Marvin
- Girls in Prison (1956) as Anne Carson
- Fort Yuma (1955) as Francesca
- Apache Woman (1955) as Anne LeBeau
- Rose Marie (1954) as Wanda
- War Paint (1953) as Wanima
- Off Limits (1953) as Helen
- The Savage (1952) as Luta
- On Dangerous Ground (1952) (uncredited) as Hazel
- Last Date (1950) as Jeanne
- Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) as Evelyn Slocum
References
- ↑ http://www.riflemanconnors.com/20_Million_Miles_of_Memories.htm
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External links
- Joan Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- Joan Taylor at AllMovie
- Joan Taylor at the TCM Movie Database
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- 1929 births
- 2012 deaths
- Actresses from Illinois
- American film actresses
- American people of Austrian descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American television actresses
- People from Kane County, Illinois
- People from Lake Forest, Illinois
- Actresses of Italian descent
- People from Geneva, Illinois